'Wonders of Creation: Art, Science, and Innovation in the Islamic World' explores intersections of art and science in Islamic intellectual and visual culture from the 8th century to the present day, using the lens of “wonder” as defined by a celebrated 13th-century Islamic cosmography, an influential text describing the wonders of the universe. Using wonder as the vehicle to explore Islamic culture, Wonders of Creation illuminates the extraordinary global impact of science and artistic production from the Islamic world while introducing new audiences to its diverse geographies and multifaceted visual cultures.
Known for his exploration of geometry, Timo Nasseri reimagines ’Florence-Baghdad’ his 2016 installation of mirrors as he participates in the group show ‘Wonders of Creation: Art, Science, and Innovation in the Islamic World’ From September 7, 2024 to January 5, 2025 at The San Diego Museum of Art.
In ‘Florence-Baghdad’, Timo examines the differences in an image perception in the Western and Oriental world. The installation is a room with 4500 slightly tiled mirrors on 4 walls. The mirrors cover the walls in geometric pattern that is repeated on all four walls and whose origin can be found in the architecture and ornamentation of Islamic art for 800 years. Read More
