QM initiative sees local artists create works in celebration of Qatar’s unity

Doha: Qatar Museums, in collaboration with Qatari Diar and  Msheireb Properties, has announced two upcoming new art installations as part of the second edition of the 5/6 initiative, which invites artists to conceptualise and propose a permanent public artwork that explores artistic interpretations of social cohesion and solidarity.

To continue the legacy, Qatar Museums’ Public Art department commissioned Qatari artists Shouq Al Mana and Shua’a Ali to exhibit their first public art installations in Lusail Marina,and in Msheireb Downtown Doha on Sikkat Al Wadi (next to Arabica).  Shouq Al Mana’s sculpture entitled Egal serves as a tribute to Qatar’s history, traditions and cultural heritage. The “egal” is traditionally a headpiece worn by Qatari males as a part of the national attire. It carries various profound meanings under different contexts. The subtle tilt of the egal expresses the movement of raising the egal as a sign of appreciation by the Qatari people and Qatar’s residents to  Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Father Amir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and the Qatari government for the developments they have achieved in numerous fields.