AIIC Student Showcase

Our Culture

Our Community

Our Story

A visual art exhibition celebrating diversity and multiculturalism

Created by AIIC students

 

Zaid Hamshari, Salma Sid-Ahmed, Aziz Ullah, Yeasmida Begum, Mohamed Kenneh, Tasnim Akter, Ezna Rashid, Safiyyah Makada

Across five weeks in term two, a group of students were set the challenge of becoming professional artists. They learn skills and techniques from our artist-in-residence, project coordinator/ Magdy Shiha, and were asked to put those talents to work when creating their own art pieces. The students were asked to create artworks which connected to their cultures in some way. The result is a collection of diverse works which tell cultural stories; and together they tell our story.

Zaid Hamshari (b. 1996, Palestine) 

 

Cardboard, acrylic, enamel spray, wire, chopsticks

Palestinian Wedding (2013)

 

 

My artwork is about the ongoing war in Palestine. War is having a negative impact on my country. It is destroying Palestine and the happiness of its people.

Safiyyah Makada (b. 1998, South Africa)

 

Cardboard, acrylic paint, wire, feather necklace, paper

False and Reality (2013)

 

My artwork shows how the people are in South Africa. I was aiming to show the ugly side of it and how people feel like they are unsafe; there are many bars and barriers used to protect people. I also wanted to show the other side of the story, the positive side. Part of the two sides is also the wealth and the poverty; which separates people in my country.

Mohamed Kenneh (b. 2001, Guine)

 

Cardboard, acrylic paint, clay, tissue paper, mosaic stones, wire, eye stickers

Do you want to see Conakry?(2013)

 

My artwork is about the Jeena and my country. The Jeena is like an animal; which livws in the woods and is afraid of electricity. It has a tail and if it hits you, you go crazy! Can you see the Jeena tail in the wood?

 

Tasnim Akter (b.1998, Bangladesh)

 

Paper, black marker, glue, canvas, acrylic, henna paint

Henna Tower(2013)

I like to paint Henna on my hands and on the hands of my friends. This artwork presents the beauty of the Henna designs. The towers represents designs I have seen on Candles. I like how you can move around the artwork and see it in a new way. 

Acrylic paint, charcoal

 Beauty Of the Eye(2013)



Sometimes, people can only see ugly in the world. They think everything is sad and they can't find the happiness in their eye. Some people don't like to live; they hate this world. But we can see everything good and beautiful. We can make our self and our hearts see the world as good and beautiful. 

Yeasmida Begum (b. 1995, Bangladesh)

Water colour, acrylic, Henna tube

Henna Design(2013)


People wear Henna when they get married and when they celebrate. I put Henna on my hands every day because I love the look of the Henna on my hands. I created this artwork to share my original Henna designs so that others can be inspired by my creations.

Salma Sid-Ahmed (b. 1996, Somalia/Australia)

Lino on canvas, acrylic, tissue paper

Reflection of my Heritage(2013)




My artwork was created to show Somalia's past and present and how they are connected. Also, my country's past reflects its future. There is both beauty and destruction in Somalia and when I think of my country, I see both sides.









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