--- title: Rafael Lozano-Hemmer Illuminates Al Ain for Manar Abu Dhabi description: Manar Abu Dhabi 2025 features Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's interactive light art installations in Al Ain, merging poetry and biometric data at historic sites. image: https://knowledge.codaworx.com/hubfs/Manar%20Abu%20Dhabi%2c%20A%20Public%20Light%20Art%20Exhibition%2c%20Second%20Edition.png --- [![Logo-CODAworx](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo-CODAworx.png?width=82&height=45&name=Logo-CODAworx.png "Logo-CODAworx")](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine) [CODAworx Home](https://codaworx.com) # Rafael Lozano-Hemmer Illuminates Al Ain for Manar Abu Dhabi [By CODAzine](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/author/codazine) 1 min read Nov 18, 2025 ##### Share - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/rafael-lozano-hemmer-illuminates-al-ain-for-manar-abu-dhabi&body=Check%20out%20https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/rafael-lozano-hemmer-illuminates-al-ain-for-manar-abu-dhabi&media=https://5964602.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/5964602/Manar%20Abu%20Dhabi%2c%20A%20Public%20Light%20Art%20Exhibition%2c%20Second%20Edition.png](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/rafael-lozano-hemmer-illuminates-al-ain-for-manar-abu-dhabi&body=Check%20out%20https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/rafael-lozano-hemmer-illuminates-al-ain-for-manar-abu-dhabi&media=https://5964602.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/5964602/Manar%20Abu%20Dhabi%2c%20A%20Public%20Light%20Art%20Exhibition%2c%20Second%20Edition.png) Manar Abu Dhabi returns for its second edition from **November 1, 2025 to January 1, 2026**, transforming the UAE capital into a celebration of public light art. This year, the festival spreads to **Al Qattara Oasis Trail in Al Ain City**, where internationally acclaimed artist **Rafael Lozano-Hemmer** will unveil two major installations that merge biometric data, poetry, and architectural heritage. At the historic **Al Wajidi Fort**, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lozano-Hemmer premieres **“Pulse Canopy” (2025)**, a new interactive artwork that turns visitors’ heartbeats into beams of light. Using articulated fixtures, the installation creates a luminous overhead canopy that ripples in real time, sending each participant’s pulse into the night sky—an intimate gesture translated on a monumental scale. Also debuting is a new iteration of **“Translation Stream” (2023)**, which animates poetry by prominent Emirati writers **Nujoom Alghanem, Khalid Albudoor, and Adel Khozam**. As visitors engage with the work, their interaction brings the verses to life through dynamic bands of light, celebrating the voices of contemporary UAE literature. Curated by **Khai Hori, Alia Zaal Lootah, Munira Al Sayegh, and Mariam Alshehhi**, the festival also features installations by **Studio Drift, Shaikha Al Mazrou, Christian Brinkmann, Khalid Shafar, Pamela Poh Sin Tan**, and others—affirming Manar Abu Dhabi as a leading platform for cutting-edge light art in public space. ![unnamed (4)](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/unnamed%20(4).jpg?width=1024&height=768&name=unnamed%20(4).jpg) > **Manar Abu Dhabi, A Public Light Art Exhibition, Second Edition** > >   > > **November 1, 2025 – January 1, 2026** > **Manar Abu Dhabi  Festival** > > **Al Qattara Oasis Trail** > **Al Ain CIty, UAE**   [Back to List](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine) [Next Article](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/the-touchstones-bring-folklore-and-memory-to-life-in-mayo) ### More from CODAzine [![](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/hubfs/Nourishing%20Self-esteem%20Uploaded%20by%20Jorge%20Rodriguez-Gerada%201.webp)](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/art-for-social-change) [Art with Impact: 5 Projects Advocating for Social Change](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/art-for-social-change) 02 Jul, 2025 [![](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/hubfs/ENSEMBLE.s%20Uploaded%20by%20Michael%20R.%20DiCarlo%201.jpg)](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/creating-together-the-power-of-participatory-public-art) [Creating Together: The Power of Participatory Public Art](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/creating-together-the-power-of-participatory-public-art) 04 Nov, 2025 [![](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/hubfs/the_pearl_full_orange_01_full-scaled-1.webp)](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/codaworx-set-to-reveal-first-artists-for-lg-gallery) [CODAworx Set To Reveal First Artists for LG Gallery+](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/codaworx-set-to-reveal-first-artists-for-lg-gallery) 10 Sep, 2025 ## Subscribe to CODAzine ### Relevant posts [What the 2026 CODAawards Jury Had to Say...](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/what-the-2026-codaawards-jury-had-to-say) 31 Aug, 2026 [Giant Hummingbirds Land at Richmond International Airport](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/giant-hummingbirds-land-at-richmond-international-airport) 19 Aug, 2026 [Big Art Loop: How San Francisco Became an Open-Air Gallery](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/big-art-loop-how-san-francisco-became-an-open-air-gallery) 19 Aug, 2026 ## Your ad here [Learn More](https://www.google.com/) ## Related Posts [![MX3D Art Lab: Robotic Metal Printing for Bold Artistic Visions](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Nike%20Oregon%20Dragon%20Bench%20Uploaded%20by%20MX3D.png?width=900&name=Nike%20Oregon%20Dragon%20Bench%20Uploaded%20by%20MX3D.png)](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/mx3d-art-lab-robotic-metal-printing-for-bold-artistic-visions) ###### [Guest Contribution](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/tag/guest-contribution) ##### [MX3D Art Lab: Robotic Metal Printing for Bold Artistic Visions](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/mx3d-art-lab-robotic-metal-printing-for-bold-artistic-visions) Dec 16, 2025 4 min read MX3D Art Lab is an Amsterdam-based studio specializing in advanced robotic 3D . 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