DUBAI: “My practice is mainly about experimenting with archiving narratives, especially now, given how quickly things are changing in Saudi Arabia,” Riyadh-based conceptual artist and curator Meshal Al-Obaidallah tells Arab News. “I use cultural artifacts — they could be physical or digital — to document current issues and affairs in the country.”
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The initial inspiration for this practice came when Al-Obaidallah visited the Kingdom in 2018 from the US, where he was living at the time.
“I literally had culture shock,” he says. “The day after I arrived there was a big live concert for Formula E. Things had changed so quickly.”
A view of the neighborhood from the roof, from day 25 of the 'D.I.Y. (Do It, Yousef)' project. (Supplied)
