<![CDATA[This was one of the most amazing things I saw at the Seattle Asian Art Museum recently—this cube of intricately cut metal, lit from within, that turned the whole room into an artistic interplay of darkness and light.]]>This was one of the most amazing things I saw at the Seattle Asian Art Museum recently—this cube of intricately cut metal, lit from within, that turned the whole room into an artistic interplay of darkness and light. Casting all the visitors into the installation; shadows on the walls.

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i don't think a lot of the students realized that she was kinda a big deal.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/users/alice/statuses/116352980273756607https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/users/alice/statuses/116352980273756607Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:13:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This was one of the most amazing things I saw at the Seattle Asian Art Museum recently—this cube of intricately cut metal, lit from within, that turned the whole room into an artistic interplay of darkness and light. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:42:02 GMT]]>@alice did you catch who the artist(s) was(were)?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/dgodon/statuses/116352622416366556https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/dgodon/statuses/116352622416366556Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:42:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This was one of the most amazing things I saw at the Seattle Asian Art Museum recently—this cube of intricately cut metal, lit from within, that turned the whole room into an artistic interplay of darkness and light. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:35:53 GMT]]>@alice I LOVE this piece. I think it was on tour with a show called You Are Here: Light, Color, and Sound Experience some years ago. I saw it once at the NC Art Museum.

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You Are Here: Light, Color, and Sound Experience

April 7—July 22…

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I remember the artist statement too-- IIRC it was something to the effect of the artist was trying to find a way to capture the feeling of sacredness and immense beauty that they saw in their (masque?) growing up, and wanted to make any room feel just as sacred. I'd say this did it!

The exhibit this was on tour with also had a room with like 50 speakers, each one tied to a single singer as everyone was singing in chorus. You could kind of walk around the room and experience each unique voice during the song.

I hope that exhibit heads your way soon too! It's worth a listen.

EDIT: Upon further inspection, I can see that this is a slightlg different piece, though it may be the same artist? Not sure, but still cool.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/abmurrow/statuses/116352598218153580https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/abmurrow/statuses/116352598218153580Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:35:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This was one of the most amazing things I saw at the Seattle Asian Art Museum recently—this cube of intricately cut metal, lit from within, that turned the whole room into an artistic interplay of darkness and light. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:32:15 GMT]]>@alice plot twist- originally from Pakistan, she's been living and teaching in the US for many years. Was lucky enough to see her first solo exhibition in my state in person a few years ago. A room full of her stuff stays with you. Definitely worth a trip if her work is on display anywhere near your town.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://genomic.social/users/BlueWaver22/statuses/116352323220808662https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://genomic.social/users/BlueWaver22/statuses/116352323220808662Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:25:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This was one of the most amazing things I saw at the Seattle Asian Art Museum recently—this cube of intricately cut metal, lit from within, that turned the whole room into an artistic interplay of darkness and light. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:55:09 GMT]]>@alice Wicked cool, great pic too

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jaw effing dropped!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/saltywizard/statuses/116352163738038562https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/saltywizard/statuses/116352163738038562Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:45:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This was one of the most amazing things I saw at the Seattle Asian Art Museum recently—this cube of intricately cut metal, lit from within, that turned the whole room into an artistic interplay of darkness and light. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:37:50 GMT]]>@alice just jaw-dropping amazing.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.lol/users/sylvia/statuses/116351710349591797https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.lol/users/sylvia/statuses/116351710349591797Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:50:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This was one of the most amazing things I saw at the Seattle Asian Art Museum recently—this cube of intricately cut metal, lit from within, that turned the whole room into an artistic interplay of darkness and light. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:37:55 GMT]]>@alice OMG. It is soooo beautiful 😍

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/er4z0r/statuses/116351662508737334https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/er4z0r/statuses/116351662508737334Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:37:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This was one of the most amazing things I saw at the Seattle Asian Art Museum recently—this cube of intricately cut metal, lit from within, that turned the whole room into an artistic interplay of darkness and light. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:15:58 GMT]]>@alice OMG I'm jealous, this is Anila Quayyum Agha's work, she's one of my favorite modern artists!

Here's a short article about her and her work if you're interested... https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/anila-quayyum-agha/

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jcnotwit/statuses/116351576200874662https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jcnotwit/statuses/116351576200874662Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:15:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This was one of the most amazing things I saw at the Seattle Asian Art Museum recently—this cube of intricately cut metal, lit from within, that turned the whole room into an artistic interplay of darkness and light. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:09:07 GMT]]>@alice Gorgeous!

I checked the museum’s website for more info on this artist, and found that the exhibit is only up until the end of April. Darn!

Just a moment...

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How cool that the museum gives directions for different types of transportation, and that the bus is free if you have a museum ticket!

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Wow that's gorgeous. Also deeply synaesthetically satisfying

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/forestfjord/statuses/116351475623977396https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/forestfjord/statuses/116351475623977396Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:50:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This was one of the most amazing things I saw at the Seattle Asian Art Museum recently—this cube of intricately cut metal, lit from within, that turned the whole room into an artistic interplay of darkness and light. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:42:01 GMT]]>@alice

Beautiful. Art based on calligraphy in the Islamic style. Perfect. Shadows and reflections and imagination add an unseen dimension to seeing as you know...

Thanks for sharing

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://defcon.social/users/lobster/statuses/116351442690620757https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://defcon.social/users/lobster/statuses/116351442690620757Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:42:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This was one of the most amazing things I saw at the Seattle Asian Art Museum recently—this cube of intricately cut metal, lit from within, that turned the whole room into an artistic interplay of darkness and light. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 08:37:29 GMT]]>@alice black paired with that blue tickles my brain, i loveeeee!! this is gorgeous!!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/ap/users/116226510915526687/statuses/116351188938181487https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/ap/users/116226510915526687/statuses/116351188938181487Sun, 05 Apr 2026 08:37:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This was one of the most amazing things I saw at the Seattle Asian Art Museum recently—this cube of intricately cut metal, lit from within, that turned the whole room into an artistic interplay of darkness and light. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 08:29:39 GMT]]>@alice This thing tickles some itch on my brain I didn't know I had. Beautiful!

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