The 25th Anniversary Event Exhibition of VCUarts in Qatar, is entitled, 

this Sand is made of Stars / this Sea is made of Pearls

– Horizon Historiographies. 

It is the result of the creative coming together of an international group of VCUarts- Qatar alumni coming from Qatar and all over the world, studying in Qatar and reunited once more within the Methaf space for this celebratory Event- Exhibition marking 25 years of VCUarts’ creative existence in Qatar. 

This Event-Exhibition hosts 39 young creatives, their visionary flair melted together here; their path I had the fortunate to share as the Curator of this project that I very much see as a creative celebration. 

The chosen title seeks to assert the great importance of the past in shaping the future; the past of an academic institution as the past of a country its history in shaping its fututre.

In the exhibition the work of different graduates will be presented as being born from the earth/ ground that the School represents, and that has been fertilized by years and years of creative and academic work of both its students, professors, wise and visionary administrators.

Also the themes of the work proposed from the artists/ designers/ creators, bears a strong tie to the past and history of both place and self, projecting new creative horizons, with new technologies and creative methods in envisioning a future of hope and creative excellency in the values that the VCU as an academic institution represents.

The Curatorial Narrative here seeks to present a journey through Land and Sea, inspired by the local fables and traditions of Qatar; the restless poetic movement of its people through the Sand over clear starry skies, their tireless vision in sailing across the Sea in search of its hidden treasures.  

I have chosen here to create much more than an instance but instead to stage an experiential curated- series of narratives/ Historiographies inspired by the chosen creative projects and the stories of their creators; this is an event- exhibition that uniquely brings together visionary objects, enchanting art, mesmerizing garments, moving images, immersive designed digital experiences, from across the borders, back here in Qatar, where their creators have been nurtured through their years of study at VCUarts.