THE SUBLIME NATURE OF BEING A Short Film 2☘️25

Описание: For all of you who missed the experience in person, I’m excited to share our labor of love, titled ‘The Sublime Nature of Being’, a short film of the immersive, multi-sensory art experience that opened in Dubai in January 2025, leaving an incredible mark on the receptive audiences and the media. Lean back with your headphones on, dim the lights and get transported to a sublime state of being.

For centuries, artists have been fascinated by the Sublime. Stemming from the Latin ‘sublimus,’ meaning ‘uplifted’ or ‘high,’ the Sublime is a philosophical approach and state of mind that describes a quality of such greatness, be it spiritual, physical, aesthetic, or moral that our ability to perceive or comprehend it is temporarily overwhelmed by a sense of wonder and impermanence of the universe.

What is the sensation we feel while interacting with nature when words fail and we find ourselves awed beyond reason? How does an artist convey the indescribable and translate the metaphysical into the material?

With her unique curatorial vision, artist Ambika Hinduja Macker, founder and creative director of the art and design firm Impeccable Imagination, explores these questions through a reimagining of her 2022 immersive art experience, The Sublime Nature of Being. In collaboration with ICD Brookfield Place, she invites viewers to engage emotionally, imaginatively and sensorially, embracing the universal human experience of awe and reverence inspired by nature.

Featuring innovative works by an acclaimed roster of internationally renowned contemporary artists, this sequel celebrates the profound interplay between the elements, Water, Fire, Earth, Air, and Spirit, to bathe participants in an immersive world that transcends the physical realm.Embark on a multi-sensory journey, where the fluid grace of water rejuvenates the soul, fire ignites passion and the strength of the earth grounds you. Feel and inhale the lightness of the air as it embodies freedom and inspiration. Allow the essence of spirit, weaving through each element, to resonate with the deepest part of your being, guiding you through a bio-hacking experience as you're reminded of the humbling purity of the cosmos and the interconnectedness of all life.

Embracing the modern interpretation of the Japanese term ‘Ukiyo,’ meaning to live in the moment, detached from the concerns of life, The Sublime Nature of Being guides the audience on a unique journey in search of a higher truth conjured through the magic of creativity. Be transported to a sanctuary of tranquil beauty, a temporary reprieve and poetic antidote to the external chaos of the present day.
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Described by the curator as an ‘Alchemic Sonic Environment,’ The Sublime Nature of Being features sculptures, drawings and paintings, three dimensional installations, sound and scent, a play on time and space, contrasts of light and shadow, elemental materials and fluid forms, intertwining aesthetics and ethics, anchoring the healing power of nature at the heart of lived experience.

“Dubai art exhibition ‘The Sublime Nature of Being’ explores ‘sense of wonder’ Arab News

'‘The Sublime Nature of Being’ fuses art and nature in stunning display" Gulf News

"The ‘Sublime Nature of Being’ offers audiences a serene space of reflection and beauty, providing a moment of calm and inspiration through the power of creativity. " Emirates News Agency - WAM

"This time, the roster of artists is bigger and new features include a cutting-edge bio-hacking experience”. Khaleej Times

"Ambika Hinduja Macker’s New Dubai Exhibition Is an Ode to the Power of Nature" AD