Students from Dubai schools crafted four captivating artworks showcased at City Walk and The Beach, JBR

Four intriguing pieces of art have been created by students from Dubai schools using 250 kg of leftover materials. The installations were on display at JBR's The Beach and City Walk. 

More than 110 students from the Dubai International Academy Emirates Hills (DIAEH), Dubai International Academy Al Barsha, Collegiate International School, Lycée Français International de l'AFLEC, Raffles International School, and Raffles World Academy participated in the exhibits, which were on display prior to the powerful storm that swept across the nation. 

Leading 32 seminars over the course of five weeks was sustainability artist Christine Iris Wilson, who is based in Dubai.

A wide range of subjects were discussed in the seminars, such as fast fashion, plastic recycling, water pollution, and the circular economy. 

Through hands-on activities like button and rivet setting for repairs and fusing single-use plastic to make sewable fabric, students participated in eco craft workshops.

The "Bridging the Gap Sculpture" artwork, which was on show at City Walk, represents the change from a linear to a circular economy. 

The students drew inspiration for the colorful structure from the Irish rope bridge and used locally sourced materials like desert board, steel, and reused fabrics like textile fashion waste and "datecrete," a date seed-based cement-like substance.

While, "Slow Fashion Buzz Wire," another piece of art, included three-dimensional perspective. The installation highlights the concepts of slow fashion by revealing the word "fashion" when viewed from a particular angle and encouraging participants to interact with and navigate the metal frame maze.