A keen, sensitive witness to cultural metamorphosis, Saudi artist Manal AlDowayan's practice revolves around themes of invisibility, collective memory and the status and representation of women.
Her labyrinthine installation Oasis of Stories takes inspiration from the mud walls of AlUla’s Old Town, inviting viewers to walk through and get lost in an architectonic sculpture that replicates the ancient spaces of Arabic settlements. The walls of AlDowayan’s maze-like passages will be inscribed with personal histories and folklore gathered by the artist from communities of AlUla.
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