H.H. Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, inaugurated Thursday a new artwork by South Korean artist Choi Jeong Hwa. The artwork titled "Come Together" is a new addition to QF's public art collection and celebrates the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
The inauguration was attended by H.E. Vice Chairperson and CEO of Qatar Foundation Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al-Thani and a number of Their Excellencies sheikhs and ministers. Also, the inauguration was attended by Qatar legacy ambassadors and retired footballers including Ahmed Khalil, Mubarak Mustafa, Khalid Salman and Adel Khamis along with Australian football legend Tim Cahill as well as a host of local and international stars.
The event also saw QF's Qatar Academy Doha student choir perform "Arhbo" a single from the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Official Soundtrack.
The artwork is made up of workers' helmets, mirror balls, and traditional Qatari objects. The iconic stainless-steel installation resembles a dandelion spore a visual metaphor representing the passion and joy of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 spectators in Qatar spreading all over the world.
"Come Together is about co-existence and symbiosis. FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is a festival on a global stage, and a festival of this scale cant be carried out alone. The art piece is a declaration of co-existence, and of symbiosis within our community. Co-existence and symbiosis presuppose the realization that we are all connected to each other," Hwa said.
"For us at QF, art is a tool for social improvement. It is a vehicle that not just sparks creativity, but also promotes culture and heritage, while also advocates for innovation, dialogue and exchange elements recognised as important for the development of society," said Layla Layla Ibrahim Bacha, Project Manager, Art Portfolio, at Qatar Foundation.
She added that art is a bridge and link between societies and individuals with common interests, and between the academic and professional sectors, and has a multidisciplinary leadership role in the future.
This installation is among other art pieces around Education City that recognise the efforts of workers across all industries in Qatar, such as Faraj Dahams permanent artwork Truck and Workers, at Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art in Education City; Qatari-American artist Sophia Al-Marias temporary multimedia exhibition, Daydream Therapy, also at Mathaf; and the mural Between Memory, Desert and Sea by Douglas Cooper, Sarah Cooper, and Nina Gorfer, located in QF partner university Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar.
Source: Qatar News Agency
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