The Residency at Cuadro | Faig Ahmed & Olivia Arthur
March 17th 2014 to April 6th 2014
The Residency at Cuadro operates in partnership with Fairmont The Palm, Dubai. It is a three-month program, offering a select group of local and international artists accommodation and studio space in which to expand their practice. Cuadro works closely with the artists to meet their creative and professional needs, providing career mentorship and exhibition opportunities.
Faig Ahmed (b. 1982 Baku, Azerbaijan)
Artist-in-Residency - January, 2014
Faig Ahmed has continued his reinterpretation of traditional Azerbaijani rugs while in residency. In an attempt to disassemble the carpets’ conventional structure the artist superimposes digital patterns onto traditional composition. These combinations create rugs with bold optical illusions or transform the carpets into unconventional sculptural forms.
Olivia Arthur (b. 1980 London, England)
Artist-in-Residency October, 2013
Olivia Arthur marries a real-life tragedy with a fictitious narrative to uniquely highlight the effects of Dubai’s rapid evolution on the everyday lives of the city’s residents.