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‘Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World’ to be screened at Performing Arts Center
Photos and story by Kate Chester
Narrated by Academy Award-winning actress Susan Sarandon, this 90-minute film takes audiences on an epic journey across nine countries and over 1,400 years of history as it explores themes such as the word, space, ornament, color and water and presents the stories behind many great masterworks of Islamic art and architecture.
‘Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World’ is coming to Sylvania March 31.
“Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World” explores the richness of Islamic art in objects big and small, from great ornamented palaces and the play of light in monumental mosques, to the exquisite beauty of ceramics, carved boxes, paintings and metal work. The documentary revels in the use of color and finds commonalities in a shared artistic heritage with the West and East. It also examines the unique ways in which Islamic art turns calligraphy and the written word into masterpieces and develops water into an expressive, useful art form.
Screenings will take place at 2 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 31, in the Performing Arts Center at the Sylvania Campus. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students. In the event of questions or to purchase tickets, contact Kate Chester, Community Relations manager at PCC Sylvania, at (971) 722-8233, or Salma Ahmad at (503) 449-5958.
The Sylvania Office of the Campus President and the college’s Internationalization Initiative are co-sponsoring the event, which is being brought to PCC by the Islamic Society of Greater Portland. Other co-sponsors include the Arab American Cultural Center of Oregon, Bilal Masjid and Oregon Public Broadcasting.