Grounding by Khalil Rabah from Desert X AlUla 2022

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第二届Desert X AlUla 2022标志着在沙特阿拉伯AlUla举办的备受赞誉的公共户外展览的重磅回归。置身于壮丽非凡的沙漠景观中，Desert X AlUla 2022展出了15件场域定制作品。

Desert X AlUla 2022 marks the second iteration of the acclaimed public outdoor exhibition in AlUla, Saudi Arabia. Taking place within the breath-taking desertscape, Desert X AlUla 2022 features fifteen site-specific temporary works.

▼Desert X AlUla展览视频，clip of Desert X_Arts Alula exhibition

今年的展览以萨拉布（Sarab）为主题，15位受邀参展艺术家探索沙漠历史和文化中固有的海市蜃楼和绿洲，随着时间的推移，它们将在世界范围内发挥更重要的深层意义。这是沙特阿拉伯第一个以沙漠为灵感的场域回应型展览，它促进了艺术家、策展人以及国际和当地间的对话和交流。2021年11月，UAP收到委托，需于2022年2月初前协助交付本次展览中的15件艺术品。在Desert X策展团队完成艺术家选择之后，UAP的全球团队与艺术家、地区制造商和客户合作，协助设计深化，创建工程技术图纸，并管理每件委托艺术品的整体交付、安装及开幕。

Under the theme of “Sarab”, the fifteen artists created works that explored ideas of mirage and oasis, both intrinsic to desert history and culture, that have taken on complex worldwide significance over time. Desert X AlUla is the first site-responsive exhibition of its kind in Saudi Arabia. It fosters a dialogue and exchange between artists and curators, as well as international and local communities. In November 2021 UAP was contracted to deliver the fifteen artworks by early February 2022. Once Desert X’s curatorial team selected the artists, UAP’s global teams worked with the artists, in region makers, and the client to assist in the design development, create technical drawings for engineering, and manage the overall delivery, installation, and opening of each commissioned artwork.

▼由橄榄树果园构成的海市蜃楼，a mirage of an orchard of olive trees © Lance Gerber

在作品《搁浅》中，艺术家Kahlil Rabah创造了一个由橄榄树果园构成的海市蜃楼。这些树木伫立于沙漠中，成为流离失所但渴望回归家园的生命。该作品探索了领土、生存和公民身份等议题。

In Grounding, Rabah creates a mirage of an orchard of olive trees, which stand here in the desert as living things displaced from their indigenous land and longing to be repatriated, as an exploration of territory, survival and citizenship.

▼俯瞰作品，aerial view of the work © Lance Gerber

▼细部，detail © Lance Gerber

Khalil Rabah是一位巴勒斯坦观念艺术家，作品采用多种媒体形式。他的创作手法通过质疑历史与记忆，展现艺术科学的形式。

Khalil Rabah is a Palestinian conceptual artist who works in a wide variety of media. His method can be seen as a form of artistic science that focuses on questioning history and memory.

▼Khalil Rabah © Lance Gerber

Link: 搁浅 – UAP (uapcompany.com)

Khalil Rabah,
Grounding,
installation view,
Desert X AlUla 2022,
courtesy the artist and Desert X AlUla, photo by Lance Gerber

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