DUBAI: ATHR Gallery’s latest exhibition in AlUla, “Afterschool” showcases works that capture the hours after the school day finished, “bringing back memories of activities, scenery, experiences, interactions, rituals, and daily routines,” according to the show catalogue. Using media including photography, video games, painting, textiles, collage, and installations, five Gulf artists — Ahaad Almoudi, Basmah Felemban, Mohammad Alfaraj, Rami Farook, and Sara Abu Abdallah — depict “shared collective routines and memories across generations around Saudi Arabia.”
Sarah Abu Abdallah, ‘Blanket No. 36.’ (Supplied)
The show, curated by Rania Majinyan, is divided into three ‘paths’: Street, Park, and Home. It is, the catalogue states, “an invitation to take a journey down memory lane … reflecting on practices that we once felt free to do and others that felt restricted. Reminding us of small details and changes we experienced within a particular timeline, urging us to return to ourselves, to turn inward, and to hold onto moments of stillness despite being consumed by outer distractions.”
Sarah Abu Abdallah
Sarah Abu Abdallah, ‘Blanket No. 57.’ (Supplied)
