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Fall 2025

Group 1: Progress Update

Our group started off strong within the past week, ever since we had a solid idea of what installation we wanted to create we immediately started working, sketching and writing down what we specifically needed to get it done within Read more…

By اِقْرَبُّوا (Igrbo), 4 weeksNovember 10, 2025 ago
Fall 2025

The Lyre of Thirst Progress Update

Ongoing work We have been designing the structure of The Lyre of Thirst and laser-cutting small prototypes to visualize how the final installation will look. These prototypes also helped us test the engraved patterns for the tubes that will pump Read more…

By The Lyre of Thirst, 4 weeksNovember 10, 2025 ago
Fall 2025

Group 2: Progress Update

Over the past week, our team made significant progress on both the fabrication and technical integration of our installation. Fabrication Work What work have we done? We’ve now finalized the height, base, and structural balance of our design. Earlier, we Read more…

By Crys[ERR]ical, 4 weeksNovember 9, 2025 ago
Fall 2025

Group 3 Storyboard

Frame 1: People in traditional Arab clothing walking in the desert, this takes place before sunset. Shot: Wide Overhead Frame 2: Arab girl contemplating culture, thinking about how Arabs’ main medium of preserving information was merely oral. Shot: Over the Read more…

By إرث (Erth), 1 monthNovember 3, 2025 ago
Fall 2025

Iqrabbu – Story Board

Context Firstly, the context of the film is that there are 3 characters which stumble upon the installation, and because of the lights hence the name Iqrabbu which means come closer. Once they approach and sit down and interact with Read more…

By اِقْرَبُّوا (Igrbo), 1 monthNovember 3, 2025 ago
Fall 2025

Story Board – The Lyre of Thirst

Shot 1:The opening begins with a low-angle shot taken from ground level, looking up slightly. The camera captures a vast, cracked desert floor — dry, lifeless, and sunbaked. The wind kicks up small clouds of dust, and the barren landscape Read more…

By The Lyre of Thirst, 1 monthNovember 1, 2025 ago
Fall 2025

cryst[ERR]ical StoryBoard

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By Crys[ERR]ical, 1 monthOctober 31, 2025 ago
Fall 2025

The Lyre of Thirst (Interactive Water & Sound Installation)

1. Overview The Lyre of Thirst is an interactive art installation that transforms the desert’s profound relationship with water into a multisensory experience of sound, light, and touch. Inspired by the ancient lyre, a symbol of spiritual reflection and poetic Read more…

By The Lyre of Thirst, 1 monthOctober 27, 2025 ago
Fall 2025

Group 2 Project Proposal

Desert Rose By: Keya, Mirette, Elora and Marcos a. Overview An interactive desert installation composed of sculptural “Desert rose crystals” that respond to human presence through light and sound. When the viewer is still, the installation emits a soft glow Read more…

By Crys[ERR]ical, 1 monthOctober 26, 2025 ago
Fall 2025

اِقْرَبُّوا (Iqrabbu)

Introduction  اِقْرَبُّوا (pronounced iqrabbu) means “come closer” or “gather in,” a familiar Emirati invitation to move nearer, share the space, and be present. Our installation translates that invitation into light and sound: a ring of three seats, a fire pit, Read more…

By اِقْرَبُّوا (Igrbo), 1 monthOctober 26, 2025 ago

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