Muslim Journeys film: Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World

Thurs. evening, Oct. 1 at 6:30 p.m. in LPL’s Callahan Hall, the LPL/APL Muslim Journeys film series continues with a showing of Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World. The 90-minute film will be followed by a short discussion led by Reza Jalali, the Coordinator of Multicultural Student Affairs at the University of Southern Maine. This free, public event was made possible through a grant from the Maine Humanities Council.

The film explores the richness of Islamic art in objects big and small, from great ornamented palaces and the play of light in monumental mosques to the exquisite beauty of ceramics, carved boxes, paintings and metal work. It revels in the use of color and finds commonalities in a shared artistic heritage with the West and East.

Produced and directed by Robert Gardner and narrated by Susan Sarandon, the film also examines the unique ways in which Islamic art turns calligraphy and the written word into masterpieces and develops water into an expressive, useful art form.

Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World film trailer:

 

The final film in the Muslim Journeys series, Islamic Art Spots, will be shown on Thurs., Nov. 5th at 6:30 p.m. at LPL.

For further details on this event, contact LPL Adult & Teen Services at (207) 513-3135 or via email at LPLReference@Gmail.com