JEDDAH: “Jameel Prize: Moving Images,” an exhibition of works from the finalists of last year’s Jameel Prize — an international award for contemporary art and design inspired by Islamic tradition established by the UK’s Victoria and Albert Museum — opened at Hayy Jameel in Jeddah on Nov. 19.
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The works explore themes of environment, faith and community and were produced by seven artists or collectives: Sadik Kwaish Alfraji; Jawa El-Khash; Alia Farid; Zahra Malkani; Marrim Akashi Sani; the collective of Ramin Haerizadeh, Rokni Haerizadeh and Hesam Rahmanian; and this year’s winner, Indian filmmaker Khandakar Ohida, who was awarded the prize for her work “Dream Your Museum.”
The 18-minute film is a portrait of her uncle Khandakar Selim. (Supplied)
The 18-minute film is a portrait of her uncle Khandakar Selim and the extraordinary collection of objects and memorabilia that he has built up over the last 50 years. Her uncle was a longtime ally, she explains. “I wanted to go to art school, and being a woman from a village, that was difficult. People said I should study a little and then get married. But my grandfather and uncle supported me, they said my painting was good and I should study art.”
