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The shemza.digital project combines the abstract art of Anwar Jalal Shemza (1928-1985) and the contemporary digital practice of Aphra Shemza, the artist’s granddaughter.

Funded by Arts Council England the shemza.digital project is made for and with the British public. The project creates art that is accessible to all through our educational programme of digital art workshops, hybrid exhibitions and participatory and interactive artworks.

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shemza.digital #16, 2024

New interactive artwork created on the occasion of Anwar Jalal Shemza: Heads exhibition at Hales Gallery.

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shemza.digital #16, is an interactive Instagram filter created by Aphra Shemza and Eduardo Cariglino. The filter is based on an original head painting by Anwar Jalal Shemza from 1956. There is an exhibition of Shemza’s Heads at Hales Gallery London 4th April - 18th May 2024. By interacting with the filter participants can become an Anwar Jalal Shemza portrait creating their own individual images and videos and sharing them with our online community.

Images: Anwar Jalal Shemza, Head, 1956 and Eduardo Cariglino with the filter, 2024.

Available interactive artworks to exhibit

shemza.digital #6
shemza.digital #9
shemza.digital #3
shemza.digital #7
shemza.digital
shemza.digital #4
shemza.digital #5

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shemza.digital is an educational project made for and with the public. By becoming a patron of shemza.digital your name will be added to our list of benefactors and your donation will support our exhibitions, events and creative learning activities. Your gift, no matter the size, makes a real difference and helps us keep the programme free as far as possible.

The shemza.digital project is currently supported by the Arts Council of England. Private Patrons; Taimur Hassan, Hales Gallery, Amrita Jhaveri, ZVM Rangoonwala Foundation and Olivia Aubry.

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Meet the Team

Anwar Jalal Shemza

ARTIST (1928-1985)
The project is based on Anwar’s work
Aphra Shemza

ARTIST & MANAGER OF THE ESATE
Founder and creative direction of the project
Stuart Faromarz Batchelor

ARTIST
Launched in collaboration with Stuart in 2020
NYX

MUSICIANS
Commissioned to make soundscape
Petit Oiseau

MUSICIANS
Commissioned to make soundscape
Peter Todd

ARTIST / PROGRAMMER
Digital artworks #3, #4, #7, #8 & virtual exhibition
Deen Atger

PRODUCER
1st Stage of the project
Jamie Howard

PROGRAMMER
Interactive light sculptures #5 & #6
Anna Sycheva

3D DESIGNER
Virtual artworks and virtual exhibition
Chris MacInnes

3D DESIGNER
Virtual sculpture #1