Sculptor Diana Al-Hadid constructs baroque architectural forms such as
towers, labyrinths, and pipe organs that appear to be in a state of ruin.
Composed from steel, polystyrene, cardboard, plywood, plaster, and resin,
Al-Hadid’s sculptures are informed by an array of influences, both Eastern
and Western—ancient biblical and mythological narratives, Arabic oral
traditions, Gothic architecture, iconic Western painting, Islamic
ornamentation, and scientific advances in physics and astronomy. For her
first solo museum exhibition, Al-Hadid made a new piece inspired by the
Islamic astronomer and inventor Al-Jazari’s famous water clock, built in
1206, and early Netherlandish Renaissance paintings.
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