Physician-turned-artist Ahmed Mater, a significant cultural voice documenting and scrutinising the realities of contemporary Saudi Arabia, creates his new work "Ashab Al-Lal" that will explore the mythic space between subjective imagination and objective reality by generating a mirage within the sand dunes.
The artist challenges the idea of the landmark as a symbol of status and authority, viewing it instead as a place for the transmission of knowledge. Creating a spiritual, transcendental experience for the viewer, Mater has drawn inspiration from great scientific and philosophical thinkers of the Islamic Golden Age.
An exhibition of maquettes and drawings detailing Mater’s vision for this work was displayed in June 2022 in AlUla’s arts and culture district AlJadidah Village.
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