Dia Azzawi's Doha airport sculptures hit new heights

The Iraqi-born artist Dia Azzawi is at the peak of his career right now, with a monumental solo showthe largest ever of an Arab artiston show at Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art and QM Gallery Al Riwaq in Doha (until 16 April 2017). But now his art work is reaching new heights with two public art commissions in Dohas Hamad International Airport (HIA). The sculptures, titled Flying Man, feature Bin Firnas, a historical figure from the Islamic world who was an early pion