Sacred Geometry is a self portrait in the form of a new media sculpture. The intentions behind this project is to reflect on one’s personal understanding of their own heritage throughout the process of immigration. 

Hundreds of small laser cut pieces were designed from the breathing pattern of a square in traditional Arabic geometric art, then fused together piece by piece using epoxy resin in the span of five months to create the female torso. The center of the body emits light to form a tessellating sacred geometry pattern. This project hopes to experiment with new methodologies of sculpting using ¼” black acrylic sheets. But most importantly, it hopes to show a personal perspective of home and while doing that; it gives a renewed life to lost heritage, reminding us that heritage is not a thing of the past; but the ways of life of a culture that are passed on, interpreted and reshaped through new experiences which at times will defy the past norms of our heritage. It is a representation of the very crossroads of African and Arabic culture that is my hybrid identity.

Sacred Geometry was created as a grant project with the support of The Design and Technology lab.