ALULA: “Dreams were time limitless, and dreams were space without measure,” the great Lebanese American poet Khalil Gibran once wrote, a statement that has inspired the curation of the current edition of Desert X AlUla. Curated by Wejdan Reda and Zoé Whitley, with artistic direction by Neville Wakefield and Raneem Farsi, the show’s theme is “Space Without Measure.” Eleven site-specific installations local and international artists will be on display until Feb. 28.
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Sara Abdu
‘A Kingdom Where No One Dies: Contours of Resonance’
The Saudi-born artist of Yemeni heritage has contributed an installation that resembles a mountain range, but is actually a representation of the sound waves produced by her recital of the verses that compose the structure of the work: “Conceal all borders/Feel the earth beneath you/Stand still/Be rooted/And remember/Your first home/Her womb/Now breathe/You are in the kingdom/Where no one dies.”
