This meditative, immersive installation was designed by Palestinian architects and designers Elias and Yousef Anastas (AAU ANASTAS), and was commissioned by the Victoria & Albert Museum where it was exhibited in September 2017 as part of the London Design Festival.

6 - 18 November | 10am - 7pm
Concrete, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz 1

This meditative, immersive installation was designed by Palestinian architects and designers Elias and Yousef Anastas (AAU ANASTAS), and was commissioned by the Victoria & Albert Museum where it was exhibited in September 2017 as part of the London Design Festival.

While We Wait is comprised of pieces of stone quarried in various regions of Palestine, which fit together to form a large, lattice-like, self-supporting structure. The resulting sculptural installation is visually porous, allowing viewers to see their surroundings from inside, whilst listening to evocative sound and video components. The installation was designed digitally, cut by robots, and hand-finished by artists. Using ‘stereotomy’, the art of cutting stones for assembly, it was produced in Palestine, and elements of the process used traditional techniques from the region.

The exhibition will be supported by a curated public programme led by the architects.

About Concrete

Concrete is a multi-disciplinary, adaptable space on Alserkal Avenue designed for international, museum-grade exhibitions, as well as events across art, design, fashion and the performing arts. It is the first building in the UAE to be completed by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), founded by Rem Koolhaas.

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