Alaa
Architectural Designer & 3D Visualizer
When 18th-century heritage meets 22nd-century innovation. My submission for the FLORA x The Met challenge reimagines The Met's iconic Royal George cello.
Why the (Royal George) Cello?
When exploring the museum's archives, I was looking for a musical instrument whose excellence is attested by history and which carries that story behind it. This cello caught my eye with its intricate gold filigree, and how it carries the feeling of the emotions that used to play it.
Does its music stop at that era? Of course not. So I thought of making the rhythm of this cello bring us back to the past using its strings, to those parties full of joy and bustle witnessed by that era, taking shape in that dark black structure and the blue glow as a gateway to the future, as if it were alive despite its stillness, while preserving its original details of the engravings while developing them in the 22nd century.
Original artwork: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/627897
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My submission for the FLORA x The Met challenge reimagines The Met's iconic German natural trumpet.
When I looked at The Met archive and contemplated this 17th-century German natural trumpet, I was struck by how human history is filled with instruments designed specifically for war and destruction. I asked myself: Why must this instrument be a voice for conflict? Why couldn't its purpose be inverted entirely to become an instrument of eternal peace?
From this thought, the idea was born: What if this instrument had existed back then, capable of declaring eternal peace and nipping wars in the bud? Naturally, as with the eternal struggle of human history, there were always dark, malicious forces trying by all means to crush and silence this unique artifact—this 'weapon of peace' whose sound threatened their interests in fueling division. Yet, despite their attempts to destroy it, its legacy and eternal engraved symbols remained as a silent testament to how much better and more peaceful the world could have been had we chosen the voice of reason.
This artwork depicts the trumpet resting gently against an ancient, weathered stone wall surrounded by jasmine and olive leaves, as if it were an eternal relic waiting for humanity to truly deserve its authentic soun
Original artwork: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/503971
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