Today, she may be the first and only Bahraini digital artist to have worked on a Marvel movie, but Zahra Fahad Abbas’ journey into the visual effects (VFX) big leagues began in the twilight of an analogue band’s digital Voyage, writes Naman Arora.
The 28-year-old Bahraini creator was originally brought onto the Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) team in 2021 to work on legendary Swedish pop group ABBA’s holographic tour to support their ninth and final studio album Voyage .