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explores the delicate balance between similarities and differences among individuals,
emphasising the ways we complement one another.

The project ‘Waters’ offers a captivating audiovisual experience, collaboratively created by
multiple artists, exploring the boundless power of water through experimental film photography.
Divyaaunshi Purohit’s ‘Without a Voice, Grief Takes Shape in Silence’ captures the emotional
remnants left in abandoned houses. Ferwa Ibrahim’s ‘Megh Variations’ delves into the poetic
and psychological dimensions of water and its influence on human imagination. Hamad
Alshamsi’s ‘The Spirit of Nobility’ presents a portrait of the Arabian horse, a symbol of Arab
cultural heritage.

Hana El-Sagini’s ‘The Greenest Room’ takes form as a ceramic installation reflecting themes of
love, resilience, and growth, while Hesham Ali Abd El Aziz’s ‘Egyptians’ pays homage to Egyptian
life through intricate three-dimensional compositions. Jaafar Alhaddad’s ‘Map of Imagination’
revives childhood memories with his grandmother, inviting viewers to explore the connection of
nostalgia and reality. Ji-Hye Kim’s ‘The Story of Light, Water, and Stone’ draws inspiration from
Petra’s landscapes, and Khoula Hamad’s ‘Traces of Home’ reflects on the human struggle
between movement and daily routine. Khalid Alsaabri, in ‘The Ethereal Islands’, challenges
perceptions of colour and light, while Laia Lopez’s ‘Last Tribes in Siberia’ documents the fading
traditional lifestyles of Siberian tribes.

The house also has a sensory element. Mariam Al Khoori’s ‘Form and Flux’ looks at the
relationship between tension and harmony, using palm wood and copper to symbolise the
balance between fluidity and solidity. Maryam Alhashmi, in ‘Attempt to Connect’, delivers a
sound-based work reflecting our struggle to communicate with ourselves in a world saturated
with external interactions, while ‘Cacophony’ by Mezna Suwaidan translates dreamlike chaos
into a tangible environment. Mohammad Ahmad Ahli, in ‘When Lava Becomes Land’,
documents the transformation of molten lava into solid earth. Nada Barakeh presents
‘Windshield’, a photography series capturing the social fabric of Riyadh and Istanbul through car
interiors. Rania Jishi’s ‘A Mother’s Kitchen’, explores motherhood, diaspora, and cultural
preservation using fragmented kitchen elements, while Rawan Mohi’s ‘Silent Observer’ is a
ceramic installation that examines the quiet tension between presence and absence. Sara Al
Khayyal, in ‘Control Dies Here’, questions the illusion of control in shaping one’s sense of self,
and Shaden Almutlaq, in ‘Fires That Cook I’, manipulates flax fibres into a matted landscape,
symbolising the fluidity of change.

The house also includes an array of additional works, such as ‘The Double Egg Yolk’ by Shahd
Sultan; ‘Homeland Echoes’ by Shahd Mohamed Alblooshi; ‘Clouds in My Sky’ by Thomas Stollar;
‘Where Roots Speak’ by Ruqaya Alhashmi; and the installation ‘Brink of the Abyss’ by Ulku
Caglayan.

Realiity House (House 341), curated by Dr. Ahmad AlAttar, offers a fully immersive artistic
experience that blends traditional art with modern technologies, engaging with themes of
identity, time, and memory in innovative ways. Dr. Alattar’s works —‘The Oasis Within,’
‘Moments,’ ‘At the Speed of Sadu,’ ‘Dates = IR,’ and ‘Melodies of a Mashtal’ —present different
perspectives on the interaction between nature, time, and sound.

The Realiity platform also features ‘Roots and Towers,’ a holographic artwork documenting the
UAE’s urban transformation. Omar Al Hammadi and Marwan Sharaf, in ‘Tempo of Emotions,’
create an interactive installation that responds to emotional states. Maitha Al Mehairi, Shamma

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