Interactive Movement: Amman Design Week in Photos

Two people are pushed on the interactive project Network of Swings. Created by 25-year-old Yasmeen Sabri one installation is located at the Amman Design Week, with another at the Zaatari Refugee camp. (Al Bawaba/Salim Essaid)

An installation by BRICKLAB that uses urban mapping to convey the layout and role of mosques in the city of Jeddah, with audio and visual elements. (Al Bawaba/Salim Essaid)

Attendees at Amman Design Week walk under a swarm of mechanical butterflies in a project called ‘A Path of Synergy,’ created by architects and visual artists Rawan Kakish and Hamad al Sultan. (Al Bawaba/Salim Essaid)

Crowdfunding through a vending machine is how Yousef Abedrabbo and Omar Al-Zo’bi are mixing modern neon lights with traditional calligraphy, at the same time as distributing the works and contacts of these professional modern scribes. (Al Bawaba/Salim Essaid)

A man appears through a lattice of woven rope and bending rebar, exploring movement through the historical site of Jordan’s Wadi Rum. A project designed by Anmahian Winton Architects Alex Anmahian, Mazen Sakr, and Aaron Bruckerhoff. (Al Bawaba/Salim Essaid)

Architect and designer Tarek Hreish discusses his project which utilizes raw materials for craftsmanship, blending traditional and modern elements. (Al Bawaba/Salim Essaid)

HRH Prince Hasan, the brother of the late King Hussein bin Talal of Jordan, holds a crystal-ware vase created by Aymen Azzam. (Al Bawaba/Salim Essaid)

Electro-magnetic forces are used to create invisible energy, making the inanimate animate in this installation by multidisciplinary designer Hashem Joucka. (Al Bawaba/Salim Essaid)

Two boys wave their arms to create spiritual-like expressions of their movement with light. An exploration project of the digital and physical by Jordanian multidisciplinary visual artist Andrei Snobar. (Al Bawaba/Salim Essaid)

A boy stares down at his faint reflection in the salty water barely surfacing amongst a pond of rocks. A project by architect and urban designer representing the condition of the new ‘dry’ Dead Sea. (Al Bawaba/Salim Essaid)