an eternal witness
2023An Eternal Witness is a site-specific installation about the materiality of an architectural place and its afterlife. The piece visually deconstructs the pillar of Fenaa Alawwal, exteriorly revealing materials (rebar and foam) that are usually embedded within or in between structures and boundaries, out of sight. The urban fragments are mostly taken from the artist’s childhood home and some from around Riyadh. The use of renovation remnants draw on the perpetual reshaping and growth of the city at large, as well as a reminder of the memories that these materials hold. Each piece is a fragment of a larger story. The plants are all types of jasmine, a plant that has adapted tremendously all over the globe as can be seen by its variations placed alongside one another. It is a memorial of a past home and a reminder of its eternal decay and rebirth.
