{
  "id": 17542333,
  "title": "Qatari artist Hissa Al-Khuzaei selected to design Pierre Gasly’s helmet",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/qatari-artist-hissa-al-khuzaei-selected-to-design-pierre-gaslys-helmet",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T05:30:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Peninsula Qatar",
    "slug": "the-peninsula-qatar",
    "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/01/11/2026/qatari-artist-hissa-al-khuzaei-selected-to-design-pierre-gaslys-helmet"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Doha, Qatar, the Years of Culture initiative has chosen Qatari artist Hissa Al-Khuzaei to create the helmet design for Pierre Gasly, a driver for the BWT Alpine F1 Team. Gasly will wear the helmet during the Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix on October 30 to November 1, as part of the Qatar, Canada and Mexico 2026 Year of Culture. The completed artwork will be unveiled prior to the race.\n\nAl-Khuzaei's design concept revolves around a loop, drawing inspiration from the flowing shapes found in racing circuits. She explained that this form was chosen because it conveys movement, rhythm, and connection. To develop her idea, Al-Khuzaei drew upon various influences, including the flowing skirts of traditional Mexican dance, the curves of Qatar's desert dunes, and the angular designs seen in Qatari Al Sadu weaving and Mexican textiles.\n\nAl-Khuzaei expressed her inspiration, stating, \"I was inspired by traditional Mexican dance, especially the way the colorful skirts flow and create different shapes as the dancers move. I am connecting this movement with the flowing forms of Qatar's desert dunes, bringing both influences together through painted strokes that wrap around the helmet.\" Based in Doha, Al-Khuzaei works in various mediums, including art, interior design, photography, and research. Her work explores themes of nature, identity, belonging, and the connections people form with places. She has exhibited her art in Qatar, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and the United States and completed an artist residency at the International Studio & Curatorial Program in New York in 2025 through Qatar Museums.",
  "summary": "<p>Doha, Qatar: Years of Culture has selected Qatari artist Hissa Al-Khuzaei to design Pierre Gasly&rsquo;s helmet for the 2026 Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix. Gasly, a driver for the BWT Alpine F1 Team, will wear the helmet at the Aut&oacute;dromo Hermanos Rodr&iacute;guez during the race weekend of October 30 to November 1, as part of the Qatar, Canada and Mexico 2026 Year of Culture. The…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}