https://xlab.qatar.vcu.edu xLab Mon, 26 Aug 2024 21:03:56 +0000 https://xlab.qatar.vcu.edu en https://xlab.qatar.vcu.edu/Paragraph Tue, 09 May 2023 16:14:31 +0000 xLab https://xlab.qatar.vcu.edu/Paragraph xLAB TEAM PART OF THE INSTITUTE FOR CREATIVE RESEARCH @ VCUARTS QATAR, XLAB (STUDIO FOR) {NEW = MAKING + COMPUTATION} CONDUCTS RESEARCH CONVERGING ART → CULTURE ← SCIENCE. XLAB OPERATES AS AN AGILE STUDIO INCL. ARTISTS + DESIGNERS + TECHNOLOGISTS, DEVELOPING SYSTEMS, MACHINES &amp; ARTIFACTS THAT INTEGRATE COMPUTATION W/ CRAFT. WORKS RANGE FROM ELECTRONIC ART → CURRICULA → THEORY → TYPEFACES → FABRICATION TECHNIQUES → HARDWARE &amp; SOFTWARE BASED TOOLS TO EXTEND CREATIVE PRACTICE. XLAB’S MISSION = ADVANCING THE DISCOURSE B/W CULTURE ⇄ TECHNOLOGY IN THE REGION. https://xlab.qatar.vcu.edu/X-Tape Tue, 09 May 2023 17:27:33 +0000 xLab https://xlab.qatar.vcu.edu/X-Tape <img width="8001" height="204" width_o="8001" height_o="204" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/01a5eead825b2802a431f423a8c208b9755426395b5546a7a91a2e1684616d3d/TAPE2-2.png" data-mid="178227342" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/01a5eead825b2802a431f423a8c208b9755426395b5546a7a91a2e1684616d3d/TAPE2-2.png" /> https://xlab.qatar.vcu.edu/Index-List-23 Fri, 19 May 2023 19:01:43 +0000 xLab https://xlab.qatar.vcu.edu/Index-List-23 '23-03 PRECEDING EMPTINESS <img width="1668" height="1334" width_o="1668" height_o="1334" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6b0a2369981cc423087b817a988ca8baad5b37178b8c8afa4364e36457dafdfe/xLab-PE--02.png" data-mid="211102030" border="0" 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height_o="166" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fdd2497e37846b56a8e8821b5f177298de483628cb26895099dd675bc2d437f7/TAPE.png" data-mid="178227213" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fdd2497e37846b56a8e8821b5f177298de483628cb26895099dd675bc2d437f7/TAPE.png" /> https://xlab.qatar.vcu.edu/Links Tue, 09 May 2023 16:29:13 +0000 xLab https://xlab.qatar.vcu.edu/Links XLAB:(STUDIO FOR){NEW=MAKING+COMPUTATION} &gt;&gt; TEAM: LEVI HAMMETT + MOHAMMAD SULEIMAN + HAITHEM EL-HAMMALI + HIND AL SAAD INSTAGRAM / EMAIL SINCE : 2019 https://xlab.qatar.vcu.edu/The-Team Mon, 26 Aug 2024 21:03:56 +0000 xLab https://xlab.qatar.vcu.edu/The-Team THE&nbsp; TEAM XLAB PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS is an anti-hierarchicalextra-disciplinary researchdevelopment entity with the goal of creating design tools and artifacts that converge art, design, and the sciences through technologycomputationcraft. contact us to collaborate! ︎︎︎@xlab.vcuq <img width="12505" height="7818" width_o="12505" height_o="7818" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9e6365c797790c41ed26bd624fe6cbb8b2947413fc98c90a10c7a5a88a3f9bcb/Portrait-Levi.png" data-mid="216999546" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9e6365c797790c41ed26bd624fe6cbb8b2947413fc98c90a10c7a5a88a3f9bcb/Portrait-Levi.png" /> Levi Hammett Chair and Associate Professor, Kinetic Imaging, VCUArts Qatar Born in a cabin without electricity in the remote mountains of northern California, Levi Hammett worked as a sign painter and carpenter before pursuing a formal education in design focusing on coding and automation. This background developed into a creative practice that uses computational processes to inform the creation of hybrid design objects incorporating digital technologies that are rooted in traditions of craft. His work has been acquired by several notable individuals and institutions, including the private collection of Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. His work has been published in print and online collections, distributed as digital applications, and exhibited in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, South America, and the United States. In 2019 Levi co-founded xLab, a research and development studio working to produce electronic art, curricula, and tools to extend creative practice. Levi Hammett received his MFA in Graphic Design from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2006. He is currently the Director of Kinetic Imaging at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar.︎︎︎@exact.location︎︎︎https://levihammett.com/ <img width="12505" height="7817" width_o="12505" height_o="7817" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f79f9d6cdc9c8bed1b0a820d40c885fa9832b184dadd0b385b8044b075489187/Portrait-Mohammad.png" data-mid="216999545" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f79f9d6cdc9c8bed1b0a820d40c885fa9832b184dadd0b385b8044b075489187/Portrait-Mohammad.png" /> Mohammad Suleiman Chair and Assistant Professor, Interior Design, VCUarts QatarMohammad Nabil Suleiman is an Architect, Assistant Professor and Chair of the Interior Design department. He holds an M.Arch from the Emergent Technologies &amp; Design Program at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London and a B.Arch from the American University of Sharjah. Mohammad is a co-founder and principal of xLab - Studio for Computation and New Making, his research investigates spatial mapping and data-driven design workflows for the existing built environment. <img width="12505" height="7817" width_o="12505" height_o="7817" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6fb590feed50a6ff089c59af2ac4c800368a97c878f69491304a19100f102253/Portrait-Haitham.png" data-mid="216999547" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6fb590feed50a6ff089c59af2ac4c800368a97c878f69491304a19100f102253/Portrait-Haitham.png" /> Dr Hiathem El-Hammali Assistant Professor, Interior Design, VCUarts QatarHaithem is an architect and an assistant Interior Design professor at Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar, with two decades of experience, in teaching and practice in Qatar, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Libya. His research investigates the integration of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in academia and industry and incorporates Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) technologies and mixed reality into design education. Haithem and his research colleagues achieved notable recognition by winning the 2012 Nurture Collegiate Healthcare Design Competition for "innovative design for a cancer center.The initiative aimed to develop a technologically advanced, mobile environment to enhance staff workflow, productivity, satisfaction, and well-being. Haithem holds a Ph.D. in Interior and Environmental Design from Texas Tech University and a Master in Architectural Computing Studies from the University of Strathclyde. 2019-PRESENT RESEARCH COLLABORATORS <img width="12505" height="7818" width_o="12505" height_o="7818" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b5258bf272a6567aa423f2e1f81bec5a1ee49d1003b557b09cb845d28d94a260/Portrait-Gio.png" data-mid="216999548" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b5258bf272a6567aa423f2e1f81bec5a1ee49d1003b557b09cb845d28d94a260/Portrait-Gio.png" /> Giovanni Innella&nbsp;(2021-Present) Associate Professor , Graduate StudiesGiovanni is a designer, researcher and curator trained at the Polytechnic of Turin and then at the Design Academy Eindhoven, to finally obtain his Phd at Northumbria University. During his professional career, he has participated and curated several exhibitions in international contexts including the Droog gallery in Amsterdam, the Triennale in Milan and The New Institute in Rotterdam. His projects are part of the collections of the Design Museum Den Bosch and the Centre des Arts Plastiques in Paris. Furthermore, Giovanni writes and publishes in the academic and non-academic fields. He covered faculty positions at Chiba University (JP), Tokyo Metropolitan University, School of the Arts Institute of Chicago, and is currently an Associate Professor at VCUarts Qatar. <img width="12505" height="7817" width_o="12505" height_o="7817" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a9cf07eb59f8d51f9a763502c31b3c6a79bad764df315dfb09241352be139a6c/Portrait-Hind.png" data-mid="216999549" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a9cf07eb59f8d51f9a763502c31b3c6a79bad764df315dfb09241352be139a6c/Portrait-Hind.png" /> Hind Al Saad (2021-Present) Graphic Designer &amp; Computational ArtistHind’s work contemplates and translates Islamic and cultural principles to generate emergent graphical forms and artifacts. Her practice explores the procedural systems of the digital (code), the mechanical (computation), and the physical (printmaking). Hind holds a MFA in Design from VCUArts Qatar, and taught at the School for Poetic Computation. She was selected for the fifth edition of the Artist-in-Residence program at the Fire Station in Doha, and is part of the art collection in The Ned Doha hotel. ︎︎︎@hindgalsaad︎︎︎https://hindgalsaad.com/ <img width="12505" height="7818" width_o="12505" height_o="7818" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1400e6b96eec4dabc77216cf1609fdb095c23afd0b1a8b403a59978dfd620765/Portrait-Martin.png" data-mid="216999550" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1400e6b96eec4dabc77216cf1609fdb095c23afd0b1a8b403a59978dfd620765/Portrait-Martin.png" /> Martin Juras (2022-Present) Computer ScientistMartin is currently a computer science student at Goldsmiths, London. He applies diverse interests, including quantum mechanics and gaming, to his studies in computation and algorithm design. Martin occupies a research assistant position with xLab, where he works on projects involving machine learning and augmented reality. <img width="12505" height="7817" width_o="12505" height_o="7817" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/edbdba20bc9c3e20eaae07597e72cc3c21833d0b6eed126fb07060534802ab92/hala.png" data-mid="218073503" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/edbdba20bc9c3e20eaae07597e72cc3c21833d0b6eed126fb07060534802ab92/hala.png" /> Hala Amer (2022-Present) Designer &amp; Maker Hala is the coordinator of the Digital Design + Fabrication Studio at VCUarts Qatar. With a deep-rooted passion for the intersection of technology, design, and making,&nbsp;Hala&nbsp;specializes in creating innovative spaces where experimentation and creativity thrive. Her work spans a wide range of disciplines, including digital fabrication, electronics, biomaterials, and e-textiles where&nbsp;Hala’s approach integrates design thinking with hands-on making. Her practice is dedicated to exploring what can be achieved through the hybridization of digital and physical processes. <img width="6254" height="3909" width_o="6254" height_o="3909" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/835201a6e7bfb49b66ea603b4acf3b04bd11ef0991597bafc3a971e3e1577d9e/saga.png" data-mid="218695645" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/835201a6e7bfb49b66ea603b4acf3b04bd11ef0991597bafc3a971e3e1577d9e/saga.png" /> Saga Elkabbash (2022-Present) Designer &amp; Maker Saga is a detail-driven interdisciplinary designer and maker with a passion for creative, technical-centered projects, capable of integrating conceptual thinking and hands-on making to push the boundaries of design, while constantly seeking new ways to approach and transform concepts. <img width="12505" height="7818" width_o="12505" height_o="7818" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/97d4d274b1f95879f0f8512eb89a3dc759eb1ebe2c2a16f48aa70297f1108d78/Portrait-Fatima.png" data-mid="216999551" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/97d4d274b1f95879f0f8512eb89a3dc759eb1ebe2c2a16f48aa70297f1108d78/Portrait-Fatima.png" /> Fatima Abbas (2021-2022) Type &amp; Graphic DesignerFatima is a Sudanese 'graphic designer, observer, and thinker' based in Qatar. Her work lies around the philosophy of materializing the relationship between the tangible and intangible. Visualizing this connection through the language of shapes, and their graphic relations and behaviors. She approaches her chosen topics by delving deep into the subject matter to uncover its essence and re-present it from a unique perspective using mediums of poetic &amp; minimalist aesthetics. https://xlab.qatar.vcu.edu/Preceding-Emptiness Thu, 16 May 2024 23:17:16 +0000 xLab https://xlab.qatar.vcu.edu/Preceding-Emptiness PRECEDING EMPTINESS #ELECTRONIC-ART #ARS-ELECTRONICA 2023 <img width="1668" height="1334" width_o="1668" height_o="1334" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/13a5357ddd15c73d0be42145777c98d8957c4aed27e46e2bd2e78b26ef57fff6/xLab-PE--01.png" data-mid="211102994" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/13a5357ddd15c73d0be42145777c98d8957c4aed27e46e2bd2e78b26ef57fff6/xLab-PE--01.png" /> <img width="1668" height="1334" width_o="1668" height_o="1334" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/10a5b7b4c0b9c2ded1246a15989a7129977efcb2e42ac57e51d09ea5863de9ae/xLab-PE--02.png" data-mid="211102999" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/10a5b7b4c0b9c2ded1246a15989a7129977efcb2e42ac57e51d09ea5863de9ae/xLab-PE--02.png" /> <img width="1668" height="1334" width_o="1668" height_o="1334" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/919f22627f9d01bd39b3eee4a033706a1a93f1735f81169842636778627fba1e/xLab-PE--04.png" data-mid="211103000" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/919f22627f9d01bd39b3eee4a033706a1a93f1735f81169842636778627fba1e/xLab-PE--04.png" /> <img width="1668" height="1334" width_o="1668" height_o="1334" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ae6c5dbbc5d7f37d49d1c7449e33019cd7e2f57beda331f7dad487053a5d5a7d/xLab-PE--03.png" data-mid="211103001" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ae6c5dbbc5d7f37d49d1c7449e33019cd7e2f57beda331f7dad487053a5d5a7d/xLab-PE--03.png" /> <img width="1659" height="1325" width_o="1659" height_o="1325" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aef094bd0ce011abc3ba0cc36e559f97db0a56c06946e9121c03f4869b1af4ab/xLab-PE--05.png" data-mid="211103003" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/aef094bd0ce011abc3ba0cc36e559f97db0a56c06946e9121c03f4869b1af4ab/xLab-PE--05.png" /> Throughout its history, the formal evolution of written language has been driven by the technology used to render that language, from cuneiform to stone-carved Roman capitals, and up to letterpress and pixels. In the last century, this phenomenon has accelerated rapidly with typography adapting to new display possibilities such as segmented LED displays in early electronics.The locality of these innovations has been primarily situated in the west where the Latin typographic script is the predominant form of written language. The opportunities presented by these technologies generated pressure for alternative scripts such as written Arabic to conform to the formal constraints of these Latin-based technologies.Preceding Emptiness is the latest light installation in a body of work imagining alternative typographic histories by constructing unconventional language display technologies. Here, a hexagonal segmented grid celebrates the formal potential of the Arabic language. The series of words on rotation display the Arabized terms of code statements for Arabic software tools that were first developed by Arab scientists and researchers in the 1980s. The words drive toward an unwritten landscape populated by unconventional technologies that, in turn, shape new typographic structures - a new symbiosis between technology, typography, and tradition. By Levi Hammett, Hind Al Saad, and Mohammad Suleiman, with type design by Fatima Abbas. https://xlab.qatar.vcu.edu/Machine-Calligraphy Fri, 02 Jun 2023 20:55:47 +0000 xLab https://xlab.qatar.vcu.edu/Machine-Calligraphy MACHINE&nbsp; CALLIGRAPHY #MACHINES #TYPE-RESEARCH 2023 <img width="9504" height="6336" width_o="9504" height_o="6336" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e8812a560decdaed0e542dccf836d585a4815299072fbe024f70caeb4c0cc0c6/DSC00819.jpeg" data-mid="180831864" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e8812a560decdaed0e542dccf836d585a4815299072fbe024f70caeb4c0cc0c6/DSC00819.jpeg" /> <img width="9504" height="6336" width_o="9504" height_o="6336" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/de2297889ab0a33273eb6099c1168cb937e67e5608b0950762ea1aa6d8558976/DSC00807.jpeg" data-mid="180831861" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/de2297889ab0a33273eb6099c1168cb937e67e5608b0950762ea1aa6d8558976/DSC00807.jpeg" /> <img width="9504" height="6336" width_o="9504" height_o="6336" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c552083929227a504201f9cf4dcc9fe155d97766cec02aa47d794bddcbaa044a/DSC00824.jpeg" data-mid="180831868" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c552083929227a504201f9cf4dcc9fe155d97766cec02aa47d794bddcbaa044a/DSC00824.jpeg" /> <img width="9504" height="6336" width_o="9504" height_o="6336" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fc013303b4768a21c54fcc847eadbaa360bfeebf6149d8e0a32a01bb5b2ba44c/DSC00809.jpeg" data-mid="180831859" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fc013303b4768a21c54fcc847eadbaa360bfeebf6149d8e0a32a01bb5b2ba44c/DSC00809.jpeg" /> <img width="9504" height="6336" width_o="9504" height_o="6336" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/38e659353713de920fd691f083bd489105089ab036423b4a2b958d402d082908/DSC00823.jpeg" data-mid="180831867" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/38e659353713de920fd691f083bd489105089ab036423b4a2b958d402d082908/DSC00823.jpeg" /> <img width="9443" height="6295" width_o="9443" height_o="6295" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6654fe3e3822a7f2d4fd530af332984c8e4152fbc2acbf80e67bb81d1479a36f/DSC00810.jpeg" data-mid="180831860" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6654fe3e3822a7f2d4fd530af332984c8e4152fbc2acbf80e67bb81d1479a36f/DSC00810.jpeg" /> <img width="9504" height="6336" width_o="9504" height_o="6336" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f80a0b0105cb0dd94532fcd08403f307bb1902f3dc4b1e701804179418db39a2/DSC00811.jpeg" data-mid="180831869" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f80a0b0105cb0dd94532fcd08403f307bb1902f3dc4b1e701804179418db39a2/DSC00811.jpeg" /> <img width="9488" height="6325" width_o="9488" height_o="6325" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/930363ff9cb81ff9e935ab5a28743f50752bd9d3290bb6712395e4ba1decf6bd/DSC00821.jpeg" data-mid="180831866" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/930363ff9cb81ff9e935ab5a28743f50752bd9d3290bb6712395e4ba1decf6bd/DSC00821.jpeg" /> Machine Calligraphy was performed as a workshop at LASALLE college Media Lab within the school of Design Communication in March of 2023 as part of the VCUArts Qatar Graphic Design Research Exchange Program. The workshop was developed and delivered by Levi Ham­mett as part of xLab. Using a custom built CNC (Computerized Numerical Control) calligraphy machine, participants explored the creative potential that exists between the precision of mechanical motion and the subtle imperfections of traditional calligraphic techniques. Set within the context of post-digital printn1aking, the workshop engaged with the implications that computational design, artificial intelligence, and robotic auto­mation impose on the tradition of hand lettered typography. The VCUArts Qatar Graphic Design Research Exchange Program (GDREP) was initiated by Astrid Kensinger, chair of the Graphic Design department as an ongoing program of lectures, work­shops, and other research activities shared between vcuarts Qatar and other institutions. https://xlab.qatar.vcu.edu/Language-as-Machine Fri, 02 Jun 2023 19:30:28 +0000 xLab https://xlab.qatar.vcu.edu/Language-as-Machine LANGUAGE&nbsp; -AS- MACHINE #EXHIBITION XLAB X THEGALLERY FEB-APR‘23 <img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/50d928d8e75f684c55f87c7e4fd53949bd9e2897044716a658248ef884e9b7de/xLab-LAM-Extra-1.jpg" data-mid="180826794" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/50d928d8e75f684c55f87c7e4fd53949bd9e2897044716a658248ef884e9b7de/xLab-LAM-Extra-1.jpg" /> <img width="7584" height="4265" width_o="7584" height_o="4265" 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data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5cffb9243ec26287909a74c598a42d6f8163ab049e310a7f05cfa5db98304d7d/Poster19-GreenPaper-A1-xLab-HALLWAY.png" data-mid="180833633" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5cffb9243ec26287909a74c598a42d6f8163ab049e310a7f05cfa5db98304d7d/Poster19-GreenPaper-A1-xLab-HALLWAY.png" /> <img width="3508" height="4967" width_o="3508" height_o="4967" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/665a608d6146bf8579427c66af597abe5109df9a99866945f04ac55ab86e3f16/xLab-Posters---_Page_14.jpg" data-mid="180833505" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/665a608d6146bf8579427c66af597abe5109df9a99866945f04ac55ab86e3f16/xLab-Posters---_Page_14.jpg" /> <img width="3508" height="4967" width_o="3508" height_o="4967" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6b194292d6b311c45c48468c2283730307ae3fd52f27d84901dcfd0717de6b4c/xLab-Posters---_Page_17.jpg" data-mid="180833508" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6b194292d6b311c45c48468c2283730307ae3fd52f27d84901dcfd0717de6b4c/xLab-Posters---_Page_17.jpg" /> Ever-evolving, language stores the history of our collective past, holds our memories, allows us to articulate our thoughts, and preserves a foundation of knowledge that allows us to collaboratively build toward the future. Language is a foundation. Consider a hypothetical genesis of communication (disregarding the historically probable origins), where the most primitive forms of expression suddenly allowed the preservation of information beyond the boundaries of an individual mind. Consider the time before recorded language, where the mapping of concepts into facial expressions, gestures, and sound, allowed ideas to be distributed among a collective of many individuals. This distribution creates a living network of information redundancy, a fluid surface that breathes with the collective knowledge of humanity, an enduring echo through generations, into the future. Language breathes. Sound is fleeting, whereas recorded language is able to map concepts into more enduring physical forms - forms in perpetual evolution, pressured politically, ideologically, technologically, practically. New encodings are formulated, ideographic, pictographic, phonetic, and mathematical. Graphic articulations able to be interpreted visually at any time in the future until the point when their patterns physically degrade into random noise. Language is a signal from the past. What might have been if language had evolved differently? What graphic encodings could be speculated given a different set of historical and contextual circumstances? What were the forces that propagated some language encodings while consuming others? What insights can be uncovered as we navigate the historical paths and landmarks that chart the current shapes of our language? Language is a map. This exhibition presents a collection of creative research and artistic expression that explores language as a machine. A machine that compresses, records, and transmits a collective cultural knowledge. A machine of many operators servicing many objectives. A machine that labors, degrades, is repaired, upgraded. A machine that calculates and predicts. A machine that remembers and forgets. Language is a machine. -..- .- .. .- -... Exhibtion Curation and Production by xLab: Levi Hammett, Hind Al Saad, Mohammad Suleiman,&nbsp;Haithem El HammaliCollaborating Artists: Basma Hamdy, Fatima Abbas, Fatima Al Dosari, Giovanni Innella, Hala Amer, Joshua Rodenberg, Lana Abou Selo, Martin Juras,&nbsp;Michael Hersurd,&nbsp;Rab McClure,&nbsp;Roudah Al Sheeb,Saga Elkabbash, Sara Al-Afifi,&nbsp;Sara Khalid,&nbsp;Selma Fejzullaj, &amp;&nbsp;Shima AeinehdarExhibition Design: Hind Al Saad, Levi Hammett, &amp; Meera Badran //&nbsp;Exhibition Posters: Hind Al Saad, Maryam Al-Homaid, &amp; Sara Al-Afifi //&nbsp;Exhibition Production: Josh Bell, Lana Abou Selo,&nbsp;Rogsh Garcia,&nbsp;Humyra Najdan,&nbsp;Jood Elbeshti, &amp;&nbsp;Hagar AllamCommissioned by The Gallery at VCUArts Qatar