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Clay Across Cultures

Exhibition

Until 31 January 2027

Liwan Design Studios and Labs and Bayt Qatar, Freej Al Asmakh

Qatar–Uzbekistan Design Residency Outcomes

Clay Across Cultures presents the outcomes of a design residency bringing together artists and designers at Liwan's Clay Lab to explore Qatari and Uzbek ceramic traditions through contemporary design.

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Led by Uzbek ceramic artist Shokhrukh Rakhimov, with artistic and production supervision by Qatari ceramic artist and Liwan Clay Lab Specialist Noora Al Melhim, the residency introduced participants to traditional Uzbek ceramic techniques, including wheel-throwing, hand-building, surface carving and decorative practices.

Drawing on these techniques, participants designed and produced a collection of contemporary ceramic lanterns and lamps. The works explore the relationship between form, pattern and light, using carved surfaces and openings to create changing interactions between light and shadow.

Bringing together approaches from both cultures, the collection reflects how traditional craft techniques can inform new forms of ceramic design.

Artistic and Production Supervision

Noora Al Melhim, Qatari Ceramic Artist and Liwan Clay Lab Specialist
Shokhrukh Rakhimov, Uzbek Ceramic Artist

Participating Artists

Faisal Hamdan
Fatima Javed
Hameed Al-Qahtani
Hatice Cosar
Laila Noor
Neslihan Kiraz Tepe
Rabih Yahya
Soraya Sus

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Clay Across Cultures: A Qatar–Uzbekistan Design Residency

Liwan was pleased to welcome Uzbek master ceramicists Alisher and Shokhrukh, from the renowned Rahimov family pottery dynasty of Tashkent. The residency explored the exchange of traditional craftsmanship, cultural knowledge and contemporary design practices between Qatar and Uzbekistan.