Desert X AlUla 2022 - in pictures

  • 'Geography of Hope' by Abdullah AlOthman references theories of light refraction rooting back to the early days of desert civilization. All photos: Desert X AlUla / Lance Gerber
    'Geography of Hope' by Abdullah AlOthman references theories of light refraction rooting back to the early days of desert civilization. All photos: Desert X AlUla / Lance Gerber
  • Shadia Alem's sculptural installation 'I Have Seen Thousands of Stars and One Fell in AlUla' adapts the art of origami.
    Shadia Alem's sculptural installation 'I Have Seen Thousands of Stars and One Fell in AlUla' adapts the art of origami.
  • Zeinab AlHashemi's 'Camouflage 2.0' uses discarded camel skins on an abstract, geometric base, resembling a rock formation in the desert.
    Zeinab AlHashemi's 'Camouflage 2.0' uses discarded camel skins on an abstract, geometric base, resembling a rock formation in the desert.
  • Shaikha AlMazrou's 'Measuring the Physicality of Void' is a steel-made inflated structure.
    Shaikha AlMazrou's 'Measuring the Physicality of Void' is a steel-made inflated structure.
  • Dana Awartani's 'Where the Dwellers Lay' draws inspiration from the vernacular architecture of AlUla.
    Dana Awartani's 'Where the Dwellers Lay' draws inspiration from the vernacular architecture of AlUla.
  • 'Desert Kite' by Sultan bin Fahad is a mud structure.
    'Desert Kite' by Sultan bin Fahad is a mud structure.
  • Serge Attukwei Clottey's 'Gold Falls' addresses the experience of globalisation, migration and water equity.
    Serge Attukwei Clottey's 'Gold Falls' addresses the experience of globalisation, migration and water equity.
  • Claudia Comte's 'Dark Suns, Bright Waves' features a progression of walls.
    Claudia Comte's 'Dark Suns, Bright Waves' features a progression of walls.
  • Jim Denevan creates ephemeral drawings in 'Angle of Repose'.
    Jim Denevan creates ephemeral drawings in 'Angle of Repose'.
  • Stephanie Deumer has created an underground greenhouse for 'Under the Same Sun'.
    Stephanie Deumer has created an underground greenhouse for 'Under the Same Sun'.
  • Alicja Kwade's 'In Blur' reflect and frame the natural artefacts she encountered on the desert floor.
    Alicja Kwade's 'In Blur' reflect and frame the natural artefacts she encountered on the desert floor.
  • Khalil Rabah 'Grounding' is a mirage of an orchard of olive trees.
    Khalil Rabah 'Grounding' is a mirage of an orchard of olive trees.
  • Monika Sosnowska's 'Silent Witnesses of the Past' uses heritage rails from the Hejaz railway, that ran from Damascus to Madinah.
    Monika Sosnowska's 'Silent Witnesses of the Past' uses heritage rails from the Hejaz railway, that ran from Damascus to Madinah.
  • Ayman Zedani's 'The Valley of the Desert Keepers' is a soundscape installation in a rocky cavern.
    Ayman Zedani's 'The Valley of the Desert Keepers' is a soundscape installation in a rocky cavern.
  • Shezad Dawood's 'Coral Alchemy I (Dipsastrea Speciosa)' explores ideas of the geobiological relationship between the desert floor and nearby Red Sea.
    Shezad Dawood's 'Coral Alchemy I (Dipsastrea Speciosa)' explores ideas of the geobiological relationship between the desert floor and nearby Red Sea.