Al-Sajjadah 01 - Prayer Matt Red
As part of their daily rituals, Muslims conduct their prayers five times a day, standing on a prayer mat. With a range of motifs (mosque, archway, etc.) repeatedly appearing on prayer mats, the onlooker presumes that using graphics beyond the accustomed is stigmatized.
In an attempt to integrate Arabic letterforms and draw advantage of their properties such as the reading direction, Dakkak introduces a new motif in ‹Al-Sajjadah 01› by proposing two verbs that are abstracted from her comprehension of the practice of prayer.
In ‘Al-Sajjadah 01’, a calligraphic image-text is employed inspiring contemplation by shifting across semiotic registers, challenging the resistance against the use of lettering as a motif.
By Rasha Dakkak
As part of their daily rituals, Muslims conduct their prayers five times a day, standing on a prayer mat. With a range of motifs (mosque, archway, etc.) repeatedly appearing on prayer mats, the onlooker presumes that using graphics beyond the accustomed is stigmatized.
In an attempt to integrate Arabic letterforms and draw advantage of their properties such as the reading direction, Dakkak introduces a new motif in ‹Al-Sajjadah 01› by proposing two verbs that are abstracted from her comprehension of the practice of prayer.
In ‘Al-Sajjadah 01’, a calligraphic image-text is employed inspiring contemplation by shifting across semiotic registers, challenging the resistance against the use of lettering as a motif.
By Rasha Dakkak
As part of their daily rituals, Muslims conduct their prayers five times a day, standing on a prayer mat. With a range of motifs (mosque, archway, etc.) repeatedly appearing on prayer mats, the onlooker presumes that using graphics beyond the accustomed is stigmatized.
In an attempt to integrate Arabic letterforms and draw advantage of their properties such as the reading direction, Dakkak introduces a new motif in ‹Al-Sajjadah 01› by proposing two verbs that are abstracted from her comprehension of the practice of prayer.
In ‘Al-Sajjadah 01’, a calligraphic image-text is employed inspiring contemplation by shifting across semiotic registers, challenging the resistance against the use of lettering as a motif.
By Rasha Dakkak