The Formation of Soof at London Design Biennale

The Formation of Soof is part of the Abu Dhabi Pavilion at the London Design Biennale (June 1 -25). The immersive installation pays tribute to the core materials and tools of the Al-Sadu craft which is the wool (Soof) & the spinner/ spindle (Maghzal or Ghazal).Spinning the wool is a traditional technique used to create the raw wool into yarn balls, the process of spinning is one that is time consuming but also very intimate and hypnotic in it’s formation process; this experience celebrates the importance of the technique and the flow of the movement that allows for the transformation from a raw soft material into the Sadu textile that is architecturally fundamental to the building of traditional tent structures. This work is done by MaSC collaboration with Qasr Al Hosn, Milktrain, the House of Artisans, and NYUAD Outreach. 

Exhibition design and conception:

Milktrain

Giampiero Sanguigni

Music and Sound Cultures (MaSC)

Qasr Al Hosn

House of Artisans

Sound Composition:

Safeya Alblooshi

Carlos Guedes

Director:

Amna Alnowais

Director of Photography:

Waleed Al Madani

Sound Recording:

Diana Donatella

Maitha Alriyami

Safeya Alblooshi

Juan Sierra

VR Modelling:

Slavica Ceperkovic