Ayaat Frieze . Scripture for the Hand

Ayaat Frieze . Scripture for the Hand

 

This is a 2.5-inch-wide ( up to 20 feet long) ceramic frieze designed to run horizontally at 2.5 feet from the floor along walls in mosques, libraries, or educational spaces. Its multiple surface plains will carry a combination of:

 

a)     Braille Quranic verses (Surah Al Hashr, Ayat 24-29), rendered in high-relief Arabic Braille for direct touch reading, and

b)    Thin islimi motifs, painted in majolica style, designed to appeal visually without interrupting tactile flow.

 

Crucially, 70-80% of the frieze is left visually bare, emphasizing haptic over visual engagement. The minimalism is intentional: a redistribution of sensory privilege where sacred knowledge is accessed through proximity and touch, not spectacle

Step 1

Step 2

No decision is being made here about aesthetics here, see it as a test to see just how visible does the embossed braille is under ornamentation.I did want to see just how much of visual noise is needed to overlap braille..