Acknowledgements

We wish to express our appreciation to the curators, artists and colleagues who helped create this exhibition. The making of the show and the catalog has been a collaborative process with contributions by many people.

We give special thanks to the team at NYU Abu Dhabi for believing in our duo exhibition concept, led by Maya Allison, Director & Chief Curator. In particular we thank Bana Kattan, Exhibitions Curator, for her professional work throughout the preparation process, and to Noah Wilson, Head of Installations, for seeing to every detail.

We are indebted to Anna Seaman for her insightful writing about our artwork over the past few years, and especially for her contribution to the present catalog.

Our gratitude goes to Ayesha Chen McKeever from the Dubai International Art Centre, who recognized our potential early and encouraged us to expand our artistic activities in different professional directions. Thanks go to Hetal Pawani from thejamjar, who gave us opportunities to produce our artwork for the public in Dubai. Thanks also to Ahmed Al Yafei from the Abu Dhabi Art Hub, who fostered our sustainable concepts through Artist in Residence programs in the UAE.

We wish to recognize our colleagues at the Upcycling Art Collaborative, including Diyali Sen Bhalla and Beena Samuel, whose friendly criticism and frank dialogue helped shape our artwork.

Thanks go to Joana Torres for helping with the graphic design of this catalog.

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