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00:02 It's something that feeds your soul.
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00:07 I love doing murals because it's a public artwork
00:22 that anybody and everybody can see.
00:25 A mural is a great way to make art accessible for everyone.
00:29 It's a great way to make a city beautiful.
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00:35 Qatar has become as an open museum for the public.
00:44 We fill every corner with our artwork.
00:47 And the Jeddahi Art Initiative gave the opportunity
00:50 to all the artists to become part of the artistic scene
00:53 in Qatar.
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01:01 Qatari art started in 2020.
01:06 It's a public art program.
01:07 It was part of a way to bring artists to the streets,
01:11 to the public spaces.
01:12 Its objective and essence is to communicate with the public.
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01:18 Many of the artists never done a mural before.
01:20 Some worked in exhibition spaces, paintings, canvases,
01:25 sculptures in smaller spaces.
01:26 But this is a scale up, a different medium.
01:29 Qatari art took that there.
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02:57 Mubarak Malik is one of the first artists
03:01 to do graffiti mural work in Qatar.
03:03 He's been helpful.
03:05 He's a great mentor.
03:06 He provides some tips and support.
03:08 I'm really honored to continue the legacy, I guess,
03:12 of Qatari mural work.
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03:17 Currently, we're here at Fire Station.
03:20 It's a place for artists and creative
03:22 to experiment and showcase their work.
03:25 I'm here because I'm commissioned to do a mural at the Fire
03:29 Station wall, and it's a really exciting project.
03:31 When I got the news that I got accepted to do the mural,
03:37 I was a little bit intimidated because the scale of the wall,
03:41 it's in a very central location in Doha.
03:43 It's a mixed feeling of excitement and intimidation.
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03:51 The way I got selected is through Qatar Museums,
03:54 through their program, Jidari Art.
03:56 I've gotten email through them.
03:58 They have the email listing.
04:00 They send it to artists to send their proposal.
04:03 I've worked on my proposal, and thankfully, I got accepted.
04:07 I'm really grateful.
04:09 My style is vibrant and colorful.
04:13 I like to represent elements of my culture
04:17 that I grew up with in a modern way,
04:19 in a colorful, vibrant way that people can relate to.
04:23 I have several murals around Doha.
04:29 I'm very happy when I listen to the people's feedback
04:33 because they are wondering how come a woman gets up
04:37 on the scaffold and do this large mural.
04:40 It was scary for me at the beginning,
04:45 but then I used to break my fears and get on the scaffold.
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04:55 Recently, I had a mural in Houston University.
04:59 This mural was talking about the connection between cultures
05:03 and how education is playing an important role in building
05:07 the society and connecting people together.
05:11 By doing this around different countries,
05:14 I can let them know what is the Qatari culture
05:17 and how we can have an impact on the other cultures.
05:20 I think people are just happy to have some vibrancy around them
05:29 and some art and beauty.
05:31 The reception's always been positive.
05:33 Art is something that definitely feeds your soul.
05:35 It's important to have it in public spaces.
05:39 We had 20 activations in one year,
05:41 and now we have a total of 50 murals around the city,
05:44 and it's going to only grow.
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