Alif

Alif

$1,584.00 USD
The desert was yearning to express, so it danced, sculpted, sang, and wrote, creating (Alif), the beginning. This piece imagines the desert itself as a creative being. Instead of choosing just one form of art, the desert expresses itself in many ways at once, through movement (dancing), shaping (sculpting), sound (singing), and language (writing). All these acts of creativity converge into the creation of the first letter of the Arabic/Persian script, ا (Alif/Alef). The letter symbolizes beginnings, the birth of thought, and the spark of expression.
Sand Texture with Luminous Body
120 x 240 cm

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About the Artist

Neda Salmanpour

Neda Salmanpour (b. 1993, Iran) is an Iranian award-winning architect, product designer, and researcher based in Dubai. Her work explores the intersection of Middle Eastern design languages, mathematics, and material innovation through a process-driven, research-based approach.

An Honours graduate of the University of Sharjah, her thesis received international recognition, and she now serves on the university’s Architectural Engineering Department Advisory Board. Alongside her role as an architect at Binchy and Binchy Architecture—ranked among the Top 20 Boutique Design Firms in the Middle East—Neda leads projects within her own practice and contributes to public art commissions in collaboration with the Municipality and the Department of Culture and Arts Authority. Her work has been featured in notable exhibitions and is represented by an international gallery.

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