Assiut Fine Arts Students Present Graduation Projects Using Aswan Clay

Students at Assiut University’s Faculty of Fine Arts have presented graduation projects exploring mythological themes and psychological struggles using Aswan clay.

• The faculty held project discussions for fourth-year field sculpture students, with works using Aswan clay and direct sculpting techniques.
• Projects included Manal Ahmed Badr’s “Sayrūra” on human transformation, Amna Mahmoud’s “Trilogy of Fate” from Greek myth, and Yara Ahmed’s “Nafsī” on psychological liberation, each executed over 20–35 days.
• Yustina Ihab Fuad, second-place winner of the “Ibdāʿ 2026” competition, presented an untitled abstract work using foam, fiber, and plastic completed in 25 days.
• Dr. Muhammad Muhammad Abd al-Hakim said this year’s projects featured diverse ideas and materials, with the puppet-sculpture division drawing on ancient Egyptian heritage and the bas-relief division addressing technology’s impact on humanity.