New public art installed at the Hamad International Airport

Under the patronage of Qatar Museums Chairperson HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, QM and Hamad International Airport have added renowned pieces of public art to the outstanding collection on display and enjoyed by passengers travelling through HIA.

Two new pieces have been installed for passengers and visitors to experience — ‘Al Koora’, created by volunteers of Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) in collaboration with Qatari artists, and ‘Desert Horse’, a unique and striking sculpture by acclaimed Qatari artist Ali Hassan.

This is Hassan’s third piece of art that has a permanent home at HIA.

The new pieces join the growing collection of paintings, sculptures and installations by local and international artists at the airport. On show at HIA are works by Qatari artists Amal Al Raban, Ali Hassan, Mubarak Al Malik and Salman Al Malik — in the Oryx and Al Maha lounges.

‘Al Koora’ project was developed by the ROTA Volunteer programme. ROTA empowers local communities by providing access to quality primary and secondary education to children affected by crisis across Asia. Forty children with special needs from seven institutions collaborated with students from Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar (VCU-Q) and artists to create a work of art that represents Qatar through different elements.

Paintings, drawings and poems were assembled to form the iconic standing landmark, created as a gesture of gratitude to Father Emir

‘Desert Horse’ captures the history and spirit of travel in Qatar in the past. The iconic sculpture measuring 8M X 6M was created using intricate sculpting techniques to interpret the spirit of travel and the flow of movement to signify how the Bedouins travelled in history. The artwork is an interpretation of the iconic desert horse.

Courtesy: thepeninsulaqatar.com