What artistic and cultural forms have most influenced your style and work? A work that can be considered to be a model of Contemporary Islamic Art | Queen Elizabeth II [Hejazi Remix Version] by the Meccan Mazin M |
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SMA: The ongoing destruction and construction schemes in Mecca have intensified my sense of political and cultural marginalization | Informed and inspired by the Hijazi culture and aesthetics, I have since experimented with various genres, artistic traditions, and mediums, including oil painting, film, photography, and illustration |
I was therefore inspired by critique first and foremost, and the artform consequently followed.
2This sense of loss, coupled with a desire for a different future, compelled me to share these ideas with the wider public on the walls of my city, Jeddah | Due to that much protest the plans for the expansion will take the old building a part and then will be renovated and put back |
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The work I have thus far produced reflects my longtime interest in both history and politics and seeks to spread awareness of issues that play a central role in shaping everyday social life | In Mecca, Masjid al-Haram [Grand Mosque], the holiest site in Islam, is a place where all Muslims are supposed to be equal, a fact that is highlighted during the hajj season |
These range from encouraging reading as a habit amongst the youth and visualizing the politics of heritage construction to spreading knowledge about the Palestinian struggle through online magazines.
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