Serenity of Light

Your wearable artwork “The Seven Gates of Heaven” by Elyas Arayess, is an illustration that praises the beauty and authenticity of Damascus. Each motif is inspired by the rich patterns that ornate old Damascene houses and palaces. Using Arabic calligraphy, it states: “Your paradise has one gate, mine has seven”. This is a literary illustration of the belief that Damascus will remain a symbol of resilience and an eternal heaven for beauty and inspiration, despite everything that history continues to throw at it.

Revolution and imagination come together to make Michelle al Shakhtoura’s wearable artwork ‘pop’ from a distance.
In this collage of illustration and photography, Osheq’s logo morphs and multiplies into a modern pattern to give life to the photograph of Dubai’s empty highway of Al Khail Road;
an arrangement that creates perfect balance and harmony between the components when put together.

An illustration that praises the beauty and authenticity of Damascus. Each motif is inspired by the rich patterns that ornate old Damascene houses and palaces. Using Arabic calligraphy, it states: “Your paradise has one gate, mine has seven”. This is a literary illustration of the belief that Damascus will remain a symbol of resilience and an eternal heaven for beauty and inspiration.

Rana Zaher, an artist with a background in archaeology, was inspired by the lions on ‘The Ishtar Gate’ – the main entrance to the city of Babylon, when creating this wearable artwork.

The “Lions of Babylon”, guardians of the goddess of love & war, Ishtar, are here to remind us of the women’s power throughout history and of the importance of preserving what is left of Iraq’s ancient architecture and cultural greatness.