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Mezquitas de Puerto Rico (Ponce)

Alia Farid2014

Contemporary Art Platform (CAP) Kuwait

Contemporary Art Platform (CAP) Kuwait
Shuwaikh Industrial Area, Kuwait

Series of hand-woven pile and kilim rugs depicting mosques in different areas of Puerto Rico: Hatillo, Vega Alta, Fajardo, Rio Piedras, and Ponce. The mosques were photographed by artists Alia Farid and Jesús 'Bubu' Negrón, and the photos later interpreted by weavers in Mashhad (Iran).

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  • Title: Mezquitas de Puerto Rico (Ponce)
  • Creator: Alia Farid
  • Date Created: 2014
  • Location Created: Kuwait
  • Physical Dimensions: 114 x 172 cm
  • Type: Fabric
  • Medium: Pile and Kilim prayer rug
  • Art Form: Fabric
  • Support: Fabric
  • Depicted Location: Puerto Rico
  • Depicted Topic: Prayer Rug, Islam, Fabric, Rug, Carpet, Pile, Kilim
  • Artist nationality: Kuwaiti
Contemporary Art Platform (CAP) Kuwait

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