Everybody is an Artist (Louvre Abu Dhabi)

Everybody is an Artist is an instillation artwork/workshop that I created for the Louvre Abu Dhabi’s University Takeover the Museum event in 2022. The piece was installed for two days during its initial run, and was invited back to the museum again in 2023.

Everybody is an Artist invites participants to respond to a series of prompts such as “What art inspires you?” and “What does it mean to be human?” with small artworks of their own. Once participants complete their artwork response, the piece is scanned and incorporated in real time into an interactive p5.js sketch. In the sketch, every artwork from that day of the exhibition form into a large ball/clump that reacts to movement in the room.

The piece was well received by the public, with nearly 1000 active participants, and twice as many viewers over the course of its short exhibition. The piece was featured in an article by the Khaleej Times and will be showcased in the Louvre Abu Dhabi’s highlight of the University Takeover.

Special Thanks to Akarsh Singh, Ian Seo Yoon Lee, and the entire Louvre Abu Dhabi Education team for your support on this project.