Hassan Hajjaj's AlUla 1445 - in pictures

  • AlUla 1445, by Moroccan artist Hassan Hajjaj, is part of AlUla Arts Festival 2024. All photos: The Royal Commission for AlUla
    AlUla 1445, by Moroccan artist Hassan Hajjaj, is part of AlUla Arts Festival 2024. All photos: The Royal Commission for AlUla
  • While Hajjaj often brings his own backdrops, he also picked things up from the local market to include in his photos
    While Hajjaj often brings his own backdrops, he also picked things up from the local market to include in his photos
  • Hajjaj set up an outdoor studio at Madrasat Addeera last year, where he took portraits of residents and visitors
    Hajjaj set up an outdoor studio at Madrasat Addeera last year, where he took portraits of residents and visitors
  • The exhibition features dozens of portraits of athletes, merchants, farmers and creatives
    The exhibition features dozens of portraits of athletes, merchants, farmers and creatives
  • Dressed in both streetwear he designed and traditional clothing, his subjects posed in front of vivid backdrops
    Dressed in both streetwear he designed and traditional clothing, his subjects posed in front of vivid backdrops
  • The commission was conceived around the time the Andy Warhol exhibition opened at AlUla's Maraya
    The commission was conceived around the time the Andy Warhol exhibition opened at AlUla's Maraya
  • The aim of the project was to show an Arab take on pop art
    The aim of the project was to show an Arab take on pop art