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Dancing with pain
- Virtual filming, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Doha - Qatar, 2021
"Dancing with Pain" is a moving story of Sham, a Syrian woman who turned her war-induced traumas into creative strength. In this virtual reality film, viewers step into Sham's shoes as she dances amid the remnants of her home. The film skillfully employs contrasts in music and visuals, gradually introducing the virtual environment to enhance immersion. This technique effectively allows audiences to experience Sham's resilience firsthand. "Dancing with Pain" is a testament to the transformative power of art emerging from adversity.
Dancing with pain is the story of a Syrian woman named Sham, who went through a difficult time during the war in Syria back in 2011. Till this day, sham suffers from traumatic flashbacks and frightening hallucinations as she finds it difficult to overcome the scars of the war aftereffects.
She was lucky enough not to lose her eye in the war, however she now sees but with a black small dot in her vision for the rest of her life. Nevertheless, Sham sees the world differently as she carries the challenges she went through as a reminder of her strength and belief of better days. Sham is now a successful designer, who is using her pain as a power for her creativity. She realizes she’s special and decides to embrace her misfortunes.
- Virtual filming, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Doha - Qatar, 2021
"Dancing with Pain" is a moving story of Sham, a Syrian woman who turned her war-induced traumas into creative strength. In this virtual reality film, viewers step into Sham's shoes as she dances amid the remnants of her home. The film skillfully employs contrasts in music and visuals, gradually introducing the virtual environment to enhance immersion. This technique effectively allows audiences to experience Sham's resilience firsthand. "Dancing with Pain" is a testament to the transformative power of art emerging from adversity.
Dancing with pain is the story of a Syrian woman named Sham, who went through a difficult time during the war in Syria back in 2011. Till this day, sham suffers from traumatic flashbacks and frightening hallucinations as she finds it difficult to overcome the scars of the war aftereffects.
She was lucky enough not to lose her eye in the war, however she now sees but with a black small dot in her vision for the rest of her life. Nevertheless, Sham sees the world differently as she carries the challenges she went through as a reminder of her strength and belief of better days. Sham is now a successful designer, who is using her pain as a power for her creativity. She realizes she’s special and decides to embrace her misfortunes.
A wasted dream .. I deeply respect my pain, and refuse to share it with anyone. But this time I want to reveal it, maybe I’ll find someone to soothe me. I used to live with my dear family in a house filled with love and warmth. But war came over my beloved Syria and shredded its body and soul. War started to grow and fear started to control our emotions. My country turned from being a peaceful, friendly, and serene place into a fearful, devastating, and destroyed place.
Dancing with pain is a piece of digital art that you can visit using virtual reality. This piece is an NFT work which is an abstract representation that allows you to see the world from the eyes of the young Sham, as she dances in her destroyed rooms reminiscing about her bombed city to prove that “from the womb of suffering creativity is born”.
Dancing with pain is a piece of digital art that you can visit using virtual reality. This piece is an NFT work which is an abstract representation that allows you to see the world from the eyes of the young Sham, as she dances in her destroyed rooms reminiscing about her bombed city to prove that “from the womb of suffering creativity is born”.