About
The Art House is delighted to present its winter exhibition, Paradise Carpet by the British Muslim artist Zarah Hussain. The exhibition combines a stunning fusion of animation, immersive light projections and bold colourful artworks.
Originally opening to coincide with Light Up Wakefield in November 2024, Hussain’s innovative and imaginative participatory exhibition explores how spirituality, geometry, technology and traditional Islamic design meet. The artist has collaborated with first-year students at the Academy of Live Technology (based at Production Park in Wakefield) in order to create an installation in which a digital carpet is central to the gallery.
Overhead projectors weave intricate, ever-changing patterns onto a soft floor. Visitors can sit, walk, pray or meditate while being bathed in soft, coloured light. The gallery is calming, spiritual and contemplative, accompanied by a specially commissioned ambient soundtrack to create a warm, welcoming and sensually enveloping space for everyone.
This project is timely. We live in divisive times where fears of ‘the other’ or outsiders have become definitive features of discourse. This exhibition is more than art – it is a call for cohesion, bridging cultural gaps and bringing people together through shared experiences and conversation.
Venue opening hours
Monday : Closed
Tuesday : 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Wednesday : 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Thursday : 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Friday : 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Saturday : 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Sunday : Closed
- Accessible Toilet
- Assistance Dogs Welcome
- Wheelchair Accessible
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Venue Details
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Drury Lane, Wakefield, WF1 2TE
Phone
01924312000
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