Augmented Reality Exhibition by Houda Bakkali

DIGITAL ART, DIGITAL CULTURE

This exhibition it seeks to exemplify the power of digital art to break spatial, temporal and generational borders, creating synergies between different audiences and making art not only timeless, but also universal, close and understandable.

Houda Bakkali “It is my greatest honor to share my art in AF New Delhi inside this honorable institution with more than 140 years of legacy, the best representation of French greatness. All my gratitude and love.”

HOUDA BAKKALI | AF NEW DELHI ART EXHIBITION

Houda Bakkali is an award-winning visual artist. She is an expert in new technologies applied to art. She started her artistic career in 2008, since then her art has been exhibited in public and private events and institutions worldwide. She has signed some of the pioneering immersive and digital exhibitions in public spaces such as airports or cultural centers. She exhibited at Madrid Adolfo Suárez Madrid Barajas International Airport and Málaga-Costa del Sol International Airport, these solo exhibitions were the first ever events that merged mixed media large format canvases, augmented reality, immersive experiences and the Arab female figure as the protagonist in these airports.

Houda Bakkali exhibited the first augmented reality canvas at the First Contemporary Art Salon in Monte-Carlo, Monaco celebrated in 2020, as well as her first immersive AR canvas in Sanremo Italy, 2020. She developed a global and pioneering project on digital art, augmented reality, audiovisual content and virtual workshops about new technologies in 6 Civic Centers of Barcelona City Council with the Arab female figure as the protagonist. Likewise, she developed the first ever educational Web3, AR and multimedia project on Don Quixote, the most universal literary book.

Her digital art has been exhibited and presented at Paradores, Soria Provincial Council, Sanremo Museo dei fiori (Italy), Casinó di San Remo (Italy), the iconic Reial Cercle Artistic de Barcelona, L’Alliance Française and at different international art fairs and private events, among which stand out Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, the Biarritz Casino and the Biarritz Congress Palace.

Houda Bakkali is pioneer in digital art and new technologies, for many years she has shared her work through iconic public and private institutions worldwide, interweaving her creativity with her educational work based on conferences, workshops and masterclasses on new technologies and art. For 10 years Houda Bakkali has developed an educational and informative project on communication and health, highlights the effectiveness of combining art, tech and communication to creating quality information for heath.

Houda was honored four times with the American Illustration (New York). She won the International Motion Award (New York) and the New Talent Award at the International Festival Artists of the World in Cannes. Likewise her art was recognized by the London International Creative, the Paris Design Award, the Creative Quarterly (New York), and four times with the Graphis Silver Award (New York), among others distinctions. Likewise, she has been selected by iconic TIME magazine for its first web3 initiative. With TIME she exhibited at Dreamverse, the world’s first show of digital art and Web3 technology held in November 2021 in New York city.