Workshop from Tashkeel in the UAE Entitled: Image Making Alchemy

Tashkeel is pleased to offer a workshop for young artists entitled; Image Making Alchemy which will run on 19 March 2023 with the artist Majd Alloush in collaboration with Vivi Zhu. It allows you to explore the practice of image-making and learn more about using drawings, photographs, and sketchbook imagery to create your transfer.

Program Schedule:

• Date: 19 March 2023
• Time: 2 - 5 pm

About Trainer:

• Majd Alloush

Majd Alloush is a Syrian artist whose work spans multiple disciplines including printmaking, sculpture, photography and moving image. His practice is situated at the intersection of traditional processes and innovative methodology. Majd holds a BFA from the University of Sharjah and is currently pursuing his MFA at NYU Abu Dhabi. His work has been part of exhibitions nationally and internationally including at Aisha Al Abbar Gallery, UAE Unlimited, Sharjah Art Museum, Imagine Science Film Festival, Antimatter [media art], Warehouse 421, Alserkal Avenue, Barjeel Art Foundation, among others.

• Vivi Zhu

Vivi Zhu is a Chinese-born award-winning documentary filmmaker, artist, and social entrepreneur whose interest lies in discovering and telling micro- cosmic stories that reflect bigger social-political pictures. Zhu’s interdisci- plinary work explores the symbiosis relationship between the environment and the body inspired by the emancipation of the performability of human experience. Her work playfully and subversively inverts the makeshift cultur- al identity through a practice-led research approach. Zhu has covered stories across Cuba, China, and the UAE. As a director, her documentaries have been broadcasted on NHK Japan, acqui-missioned by Al Jazeera Witness program. As an artist, her works have been exhibited at The 13th Shanghai Biennale, Bayt AlMamzar, etc.

If you join this workshop, you will have a unique chance to:

• Discover the art of creating image transfers using a solvent transfer method from a paper matrix. 
• Learn how to release an image from a toner photocopy onto a variety of smooth and receptive surfaces such as fine art papers, wood, and fabrics.

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You should follow the following terms:

• This workshop is open to 15 participants.
• Location: Tashkeel Nad Al Sheba.
• The Participation Fee is AED 475.00 (+VAT).

Please note that fees are non-refundable.

About Tashkeel:

Established in Dubai in 2008 by Lateefa bint Maktoum, a community of creatives with access to facilities and studio spaces to refine their skills, undertake collaborations and pursue professional careers. Tashkeel seeks to provide a nurturing environment for the growth of contemporary art and design practices rooted in the UAE. Operating on an open membership model, Tashkeel’s annual program of training, residencies, workshops, talks, exhibitions, international collaborations, and publications aims to further practitioner development, public engagement, lifelong learning, and the creative and cultural industries.

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