Month: March 2022

"Geography of Hope" by Abdullah AlOthman

“Geography of Hope” by Abdullah AlOthman

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Artist: Abdullah AlOthman Title: Geography of Hope Year: 2022 Installation view: Desert X AlUla 2022 Courtesy: the artist and Desert X AlUla Photo credits: Lance Gerber “Abdullah AlOthman’s piece references theories of light refraction rooting back to the early days of desert civilization and culture, with stainless steel […]

Steffen Dam

La camera delle meraviglie di Steffen Dam

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La biologia nella sua evoluzione sta alla base del lavoro dell’artista danese Steffen Damc che presenta meduse, plancton e altre creature marine dentro barattoli di vetro riposti su scatole di legno o astucci per medicinali che evocano le wunderkammer, o camere delle meraviglie, del XVI secolo. Storicamente queste […]

"Untitled" by Arcangelo Sassolino

“Untitled” by Arcangelo Sassolino

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Artist: Arcangelo Sassolino Title: Untitled Year: 2006-2007 Exhibition view at: Frankfurter Kunstverein, 2016 “Six moveable parts of a grab shovel are being triggered and controlled individually by a hydraulic system working with oil pressure. The normally seamless movements are transformed into unpredictable patterns of opening and closing. In […]

"Grounding" by Khalil Rabah

“Grounding” by Khalil Rabah

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Artist: Khalil Rabah Title: Grounding Year: 2022 Installation view: Desert X AlUla 2022 Courtesy: the artist and Desert X AlUla Photo credits: Lance Gerber “Khalil Rabah creates a mirage of an orchard of olive trees, which stand here in the desert as living things displaced from their indigenous […]