Heirloom Scroll Artistic Statement: Link Presentation: Prototyping presentation Milestone One: Mood Board: Milestone Two: Conceptual Visualization: Milestone Three: Process ( full process and videos are in the presentation) : Plastic bag fusing: In order to create the main part of the scroll, we incorporated a method used in one of our previous labs. We intentionally…
Ali – Final Project Presentation
Shared google sheets link: Final Presentation Ali – Hilina – Hamad
Ali – Caught red handed journal post
This art installation represents the state of beaches in the UAE. Completely made out of actual trash collected in Saadiyat, aiming to provide a contrast between the beauty that can be achieved when using the beach responsibly, and the hideous outcome humans have inflicted on our oceans. This art piece is inspired by the hotels’…
A short history of the Petroleum Industry – Ali Al Dhanhani
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Ali AlDhanhani – Heather Kaye
Heather Kaye’s talk was very insightful and eye-opening. Prior to her talk, I had never wondered what our clothes were made of. I think I blindly assumed that clothes were made of cotton or some other material, but I never expected it to be plastic. I think it’s due to the nature of the appearance…
Ali AlDhanhani – Beach Plastic Collection
To start off, this plastic collection and beach cleaning experience is one I’ll be sure to explore again. From the welcoming from the hotel managers to the kind words from the guests, I realized the importance of activities like these. NYUAD is known for organizing nurdle hunts, so I was expecting to find an abundance…
Ali AlDhanhani: Bio-based plastic
This reading was particularly interesting to me because I’ve read about bioenergy as an alternative to nonrenewable energy, and have always wondered if the same could be done to oil’s byproducts. The article introduces Bio-based plastics, which are plastics made from biomass sources. I believe that they should go as far as labeling it to…
Ali AlDhanhani: Adele Foucart
Being joined by Adele Foucart, one of the founders of Precious Plastic Shanghai was an inspiring experience. Her journey, decorated with perseverance and hard work, is one to learn from. Adele is passionate about waste management which showed in the way she initially founded her business and is still evident when giving her talk. It…
Ali AlDhanhani – Reflection on Antonios Vouloudis’ talk
Mr. Vouloudis’ talk in class today was not only extremely informative but also very eye-opening. This was my first time being exposed to in-depth and comprehensive information on the efforts taken by our NYUAD campus to push for sustainable measures and to ensure that an overall positive environmental impact is being achieved by students and…