The Shining Letters: A Calligraphic Chandelier

Client: Sharjah Calligraphy Art Biennial
Year: 2016
Location: Sharjah Museum of Fine Arts
Material: Stainless Steel and Laser-cut acrylic
Script: Jali Diwani
Concept, calligraphy : Narjes Noureddine
Engineering, execution and installation: Bassem Zbeeb, architect

The Shining Letters, a chandelier by Narjes Noureddine, decorated the Sharjah Museum of Fine Arts as part of the Sharjah Calligraphy Art Biennial 2016. 

The letters، written in Jali Diwani script، were laser-cut from clear acrylic sheets. They hang on fine lines beneath a mirrored stainless steel faceted canopy set with points of light. As the light passes through the transparent forms it is reflected and scattered, and the letters take on new forms: they shine and fill the space with reflections of light.