Tour

El Harf Tour

Hussein Alazaat
Venue
Downtown Amman
Location
Downtown Amman
Date
8, 10 October 2017
Time
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Join graphic designer Hussein Alazaat to learn about how calligraphy and sign making form an integral part of Amman’s visual culture.
Exhibition
Independent Space
Venue
Turbo
Location
Downtown Amman
Date
6 - 14 October 2017
Time
-
Visit Turbo to see a matchbox pyramid installation designed by Saeed Abu Jaber and Mothanna Hussein.
Exhibition
Independent Space

Sounds of Design

Basel Naouri
Venue
Duke's Design Center
Location
Downtown Amman
Date
6 - 14 October 2017
Time
-
Sounds of Design is a sound exhibition that highlights the processes of creation across a number of design fields. An immersive space with a carefully designed speaker system takes visitors on a journey through the sounds of materials, machines, human interactions, and other components that go into the creation of a design product, whether an item of furniture, piece of clothing, or an aesthetically pleasing dish.
Independent Space
Workshop
Venue
Studio Be
Location
Abdoun
Date
10 October 2017
Time
-
This hands-on workshop facilitated by Amer Hammad introduces participants to the process of stop-motion photography and how to make a 10-second story line using multiple props.
Exhibition
Independent Space

Congo Underground

THE COLOR EXPERiMENT
Venue
Blue Fig Underground
Location
Abdoun
Date
6, 11 - 13 October 2017
Time
-
Inspired by Congo Square in New Orleans, THE COLOR EXPERiMENT redesigns Blue Fig Underground to focus on the musical heritage and to pay cultural tribute to an underground subculture that tells a story of liberation. Serving upscale street food and alternative entertainment, this space offers an experience beyond mainstream culture.
Independent Space
Workshop
Venue
Studio Be
Location
Abdoun
Date
10 October 2017
Time
-
This workshop facilitated by Razan Jilani and Jude Abdelhadi teaches participants how to use the world’s most popular graphics and photo editing software. The workshop will explain the various features and tools of Adobe Photoshop CC, increasing participants’ ability to understand and retain the information they need to use the software.​
Independent Space
Workshop

Puzzle Painting

Love on a Bike
Venue
Love on a Bike
Location
Wadi Saqra
Date
7 - 12, 14 October 2017
Visit ‘Love on a Bike’ to participate in solving a 2000-piece jigsaw puzzle of one of Rima Malallah’s paintings. After a week of communal puzzle solving, a time-lapse video of the group effort will be created and shared online.
Independent Space
Workshop
Venue
Studio Be
Location
Abdoun
Date
11 October 2017
Time
-
Photographer Amer Hammad introduces essential food photography tips and styling techniques. After this workshop participants will be able to take better food pictures and learn how to use props in food styling and photography.
Exhibition
Independent Space

Relics

KARIM Gallery
Venue
KARIM Gallery
Location
Wadi Saqra
Date
7 - 14 October 2017
Time
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The exhibition presents a number of mixed media works that depict what the artist regards as precious instruments of manipulation control and systematic permeation of culture. This is revealed through a simple process of importation and exportation – an almost transfusion of sorts that conceals larger or perhaps more ominous aspects than what actually meets the eye.
Independent Space
Workshop

Puzzle Painting

Love on a Bike
Venue
Love on a Bike
Location
Wadi Saqra
Date
13 October 2017
Time
-
Visit ‘Love on a Bike’ to participate in solving a 2000-piece jigsaw puzzle of one of Rima Malallah’s paintings. After a week of communal puzzle solving, a time-lapse video of the group effort will be created and shared online.
Independent Space
Workshop
Venue
Studio Be
Location
Abdoun
Date
8 October 2017
Time
-
Photographer Amer Hammad introduces essential food photography tips and styling techniques. After this workshop participants will be able to take better food pictures and learn how to use props in food styling and photography.
Culture & Food
Independent Space
Venue
Majnoon Qahwa
Location
Abdoun
Date
14 October 2017
Time
-
Through this interactive session, participants will be introduced to the history and origin of coffee, in addition to learning the design and process of coffee preparation, type of roasts and variant origin or beans.