KIMSOOJA AT DESERT X ALULA 2024, Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia
TO BREATHE-ALULA, 9 FEB – 23 MAR 2024
Kimsooja is among the artists participating in Desert X AlUla 2024 which explores the theme 'In the Presence of Absence,' delving into the realm of the unseen, this edition is curated by Maya El Khalil and Marcello Dantas.
Courtesy Royal Commission for AlUla and Kimsooja Studio. Photo by Lance Gerber courtesy of The Royal CommissionFor AlUla.
"<To Breathe-AlUla> (2024) is a reflection on the conceptual and geometrical formation of the AlUla desert landscape. It portrays the movement of wind and the passage of light through a spiral path of prismatic glass surface that acts as a fluid, translucent canvas. Sunlight disperses into an iridescent color spectrum, casting rainbow-colored shadows and circular brushstrokes onto the sandy earth. Audiences engage in a contemplative experience by walking through and observing the shifting light spectrums, revealing vibrations of light typically invisible to the naked eye. Walking in and out of the contained yet open spiral path unfolds an abstract lightscape that simultaneously functions as a drawing, a painting, and a sculpture
Kimsooja, To Breathe - AlUla, 2024
Site-specific sculpture commissioned for Desert X AlUla 2024.
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Courtesy Royal Commission for AlUla and Kimsooja Studio. Photo by Lance Gerber courtesy of The Royal CommissionFor AlUla.