Come Fall, I’m planning to walk around the city and neighborhoods and take pictures of the various artwork one can find around Kuwait. I touched on this on my last post “Musings“.
One of my projects is to explore the art that covers up the electricity generators/hubs in neighborhoods. You could be walking around the city and you pass this on your walk. 
Would you even notice it at first glance? Would you wonder what was inside?
Would you think it was an electricity generator/hub? I’ve had many friends who lived in Kuwait for years without noticing them until they were pointed out. The art serves its objective at disguising the hubs and not drawing attention to the buildings that stick out like a sore thumb.
Some of the artwork that is painted on these generators represent Kuwait’s history. Others promote national unity, with patriotic messages. Others still have religious messages and/or morals. Sometimes it just depends on what neighborhood you’re in. One of my plans is to visit different neighborhoods and see which ones stand out.
I’m not sure who is in charge of painting the artwork. Is it funded by the government or sponsored by various organizations? Maybe it’s the neighborhoods that decide? I have no idea. Hopefully I’ll learn more when I start researching them.
Here is a close-up of the artwork pictured above. I’ll make more of an effort in the Fall to take better photos. I just zoomed in for this one. The text above the clenched fist says “الكويت يد واحدة” that is “Kuwait is one hand“.
The hand has been colored with Kuwait’s flag: black on the left, green on top, white center, red on bottom. Below in orange, you can see a skyline of Kuwait.
If you look at the blue section near the palm tree, you’ll see the same flag is painted on an outline of Kuwait.
I’m excited to discover all the different artworks available in neighborhoods. It will also force me to truly look around and see what’s around me.
