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A man uses sign language, standing in front of a brightly colored painting on canvas of two men against a pink background.

Art & Design, Language

Speaking with the Hand and the Eye: The Expressive Art of Victor Sitali

December 8, 2022 | Sophie Henry

According to artist Victor Sitali, stories begin in the eye.

Two women lean over a small, wooden architecture model and adjust the walls. They are both looking down at the structure and in the background is a striped, black and white wall.

Building Arts, Environment

Where the Modern and the Vernacular Meet in Emirati Architecture

July 12, 2022 | Sophie Henry

Three architects give insights on reconciling the ancient built heritage of the UAE with modern problems and tools.

A woman with short gray hair and floral shirt props up a watercolor painting to show two children sitting at a table outdoors with her. In the center of the table, a glass vase holding small mangrove stalks.

Art & Design, Environment

An Artist’s Roots: Painting and Saving Mangroves with Zahidah Zeytoun Millie

July 3, 2022 | Sophie Henry

Zahidah Zeytoun Millie is all about roots: her Syrian roots, mangrove roots, and the roots she sets down in each country she moves to.

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