DEPARTURE BY JAPANESE ARTISTS CHIHARU SHIOTA

An awe-inspiring, Instagram-worthy moment for all visitors, and commissioned specially for the opening of the Jameel Arts Centre, Departure is an immersive installation by Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota, exploring the ideas of displacement, time and the entanglements of life.

Utilising a large quantity of yarn, Shiota creates immersive web-like structures that take over entire rooms. In this particular installation, Chiharu works with traditional abra, referencing the history of the Dubai Creek and the city’s identity as a meeting point of people, goods and ideas.