KALBA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, APRIL 29, 2015. Inside Kalba's Ice Factory which hosts Adrian Villar Rojas' "Planetarium". "Planetarium", a large-scale work that embodies the artist’s interests in ecosystems, decay, and man’s interference in nature. Industrial materials and found objects have been sourced from Sharjah, while organic matter have been sourced from Mexico. These materials are made into massive towering columns set within Kalba's Ice Factory. Photo: Reem Mohammed / The National
KALBA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, APRIL 29, 2015. Inside Kalba's Ice Factory which hosts Adrian Villar Rojas' "Planetarium". "Planetarium", a large-scale work that embodies the artist’s interests in ecosystems, decay, and man’s interference in nature. Industrial materials and found objects have been sourced from Sharjah, while organic matter have been sourced from Mexico. These materials are made into massive towering columns set within Kalba's Ice Factory. Photo: Reem Mohammed / The National
KALBA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, APRIL 29, 2015. Inside Kalba's Ice Factory which hosts Adrian Villar Rojas' "Planetarium". "Planetarium", a large-scale work that embodies the artist’s interests in ecosystems, decay, and man’s interference in nature. Industrial materials and found objects have been sourced from Sharjah, while organic matter have been sourced from Mexico. These materials are made into massive towering columns set within Kalba's Ice Factory. Photo: Reem Mohammed / The National
KALBA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, APRIL 29, 2015. Inside Kalba's Ice Factory which hosts Adrian Villar Rojas' "Planetarium". "Planetarium", a large-scale work that embodies the artist’s interests in ecosys

Art

Got to get to Kalba this weekend

Anna Seaman

October 01, 2015

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This weekend, as part of the global intiative Worldwide Instameet 12, the Sharjah Art Foundation invites the local instagram community to the east coast of the UAE. #WWIM12 is a hashtag that social media followers around the world are using to arrange community meet ups. Sharjah Art Foundation are providing transport from Sharjah Art Foundation Art Spaces, Sharjah, and Box Park, Dubai to go on a road trip to Kalba, where you will have the opportunity to visit Planetarium, the wonderful art installtion by Adrian Villar Rojas that was commissioned for Sharjah Biennial 12 earlier this year at Kalba Ice Factory. Afterwards, the visit will move on to the Al Qurm mangroves nearby.

This is a great chance to meet photographers and connect with the local Instagram community. Spaces are limited so you must register first and a full agenda will be provided in the confirmation email. To register please visit : bit.ly/wwim12_sharjahart (link in bio). Buses will be provided for registered participants at 10:30am and the event starts at 12pm.

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