let alone this up close. remember the silk cloth used in the holy mosque? here it is, with hints of gold underneath the silver, not really visible to the naked eye. it s it s as if the tech is helping me to reach something beyond the art. i can see what sir david meant that it s another side to it. going on hajj is one thing, but completing that spiritual, that cultural side of it, using this art that s entrenched in the hajj s history, is. ..is something special. choosing a pair of glasses usually involves rows and rows of them in all shapes, sizes and colours. pick them up, try them on and either you like them or you don t.
now, i ve not personally been on hajj it s supposed to happen at least once in every muslim s lifetime, but only after you re settled and haven t got any debts or obligations. and that s not me at the moment, so i m not gonna be there anytime soon. however, being here and seeing these artworks, especially from mecca medina, really makes me makes me want to learn more about my religion and the culture that surrounds it. this is special. so the next leg in myjourney to learn more has taken me to a large space in south london where a dozen pieces of art relating to hajj are being digitised. they re from the khalili collections, which includes what s considered to be the largest and most significant group of objects relating to the cultural history of hajj. and its founder is sir david khalili.
london where a dozen pieces of art relating to hajj are being digitised. they are from the khalili collections, which includes what s considered to be the largest and most significant group of objects relating to the cultural history of hajj. and its founder is sir david khalili. i didn t start collecting islamic art because it was islamic, because it was the most diverse group of art i ve ever seen. every piece had a message. but the story of hajj has never been told through the object that was produced culturally to honour the place. as you, i m not allowed to go to mecca medina, but through the experience of collecting objects for the last 50 years of my life, ifeel like i m there anyhow. i virtually feel the soul of the artists have produced
it s as if the tech is helping me to reach something beyond the art. i can see what sir david meant that it s another side to it. going on hajj is one thing, but completing that spiritual, that cultural side of it, using this art that s entrenched in the hajj s history, is. is something special. choosing a pair of glasses usually involves rows and rows of them in all shapes, sizes and colours. pick them up, try them on and either you like them or you don t. but the way we choose our glasses in future could be set to change. it s time for personalised 3d printed frames.
not really visible to the naked eye. it s it s as if the tech is helping me to reach something beyond the art. i can see what sir david meant that it s another side to it. going on hajj is one thing, but completing that spiritual, that cultural side of it, using this art that s entrenched in the hajj s history, is. ..is something special. choosing a pair of glasses usually involves rows and rows of them in all shapes, sizes and colours. pick them up, try them on and either you like them or you don t. but the way we choose our glasses in future could be set to change. it s time for personalised