The ‘Stamps for Tomorrow’ exhibition takes children on an exciting postal experience through time, inspiring them with their unique visions of the future of stamps.
Before smartphones, apps, and instant messaging, letters were the heartbeat of communication. They weren't just paper in an envelope, they were how people stayed close, ran businesses, and built trust across distance. A single letter could carry love, urgent news, official decisions, and personal memories, sometimes traveling for days or weeks before reaching the right hands.
The ‘Stamps for Tomorrow’ exhibition takes children on an exciting postal experience through time, inspiring them with their unique visions of the future of stamps.
Before smartphones, apps, and instant messaging, letters were the heartbeat of communication. They weren't just paper in an envelope, they were how people stayed close, ran businesses, and built trust across distance. A single letter could carry love, urgent news, official decisions, and personal memories, sometimes traveling for days or weeks before reaching the right hands.
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Shezad Dawood: Skin of Dreams is the first mid-career retrospective of artist Shezad Dawood. The exhibition invites you into the richly textured universe Dawood has been shaping for over two decades. Anchored in research, his works draw on diverse references from history, literature, architecture, music, science and technology, allowing him to make fantastical connections and leaps we might otherwise miss. Curated by Jessica Cerasi, it brings together over 40 works including painting, sculpture, monumental film installations, and interactive virtual reality experiences. Image: Anselm Chapel, Tokyo, 2016
"And After” explores the element of air and its various states through the lens of Arabic terminology, specifically “Sukoon”, “Hawaa”, “Naseem”, and “Riyah”. In Arabic, “Sukoon” symbolises stillness and the pause between movement, while “Hawaa” refers to the gentle, everyday state of air. The exhibition examines how these elemental states influence our environments and internal rhythms, encouraging visitors to contemplate the moments of pause and transformation. Featuring mixed-media works by 15 artists, "And After" reflects on the quiet intervals between inhale and exhale, where change quietly begins to unfold. The exhibition curated by Dirwaza Curatorial Lab invites audiences to reconnect with the subtleties of their natural surroundings and the shifts brought by seasonal transitions. The exhibiting artists are Yousif Abdulsaid - The florist from nothingness, Ammar Al Attar, Moza Al Falasi, Omar Al Gurg, Mariam Al Khoori, Jawad Al Malhi, Salmah Al Mansoori, Reem Al Mubarak, Abdulla Buhijji, Zara Mahmood, Iman Shaggag, Leila Shirazi, Mohammed Kazem, Ayman Zedani and Razan Al Sarraf.
