West Asia
Ghost of Today and Tomorrow
Presented by Art & Ideas (Visual Arts Commission of the Ministry of Culture of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Ahaad Alamoudi
Saudi Arabia
Saudi artist Ahaad Alamoudi will present a recurring activation titled Ghost of Today and Tomorrow. Engaging with sound and light as vectors of memory and transmission, Alamoudi’s work explores perception, heritage, and the temporal friction between the contemporary and the ancestral punctuating the fair with moments of sensorial disruption and reflection.
Ahaad Alamoudi is a multidisciplinary artist traversing video, photography, print installation, performance, and sculpture. Drawing on ethnographic research and vernacular digital modes, she engages the languages of representation to deconstruct clichés, visual tropes, and conventional narratives to question how culture is continually reimagined and reformed. Her work reanimates national symbols, such as falcons, folk music, and dance, by shifting them from original contexts into new, multilayered planes of meaning. She holds an MA from the Royal College of Art, London (2017), where she is currently completing a PhD. Her work has appeared in the 55th Venice Biennale (2013); Bienalsur in Riyadh, Buenos Aires and Jeddah (2021); and was featured at the Global Art Forum.
© Ahaad Alamoudi, “Ghost of Today and Tomorrow”
© Ahaad Alamoudi, “Ghost of Today and Tomorrow”
© Ahaad Alamoudi, “Ghost of Today and Tomorrow”
About Art & Ideas
Art & Ideas is a dedicated ideas platform for the visual arts. At this moment of critical transformation, in technologies and place-making, Art & Ideas centers conversations and debates around visual arts’ role and impact within Saudi Arabia’s own borders — but also beyond, to the frontiers of the global stage.
About the Visual Arts Commission (VAC)
The VAC is one of 11 sector-specific commissions under Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Culture. Founded in 2020, the Commission is spearheading the development of the Kingdom’s visual arts sector. It works to nurture talent, support art practitioners, and promote the production and exhibition of artwork both locally and internationally.
About the Ministry of Culture
Saudi Arabia has a rich history in the arts and culture. The Ministry of Culture is leading efforts to develop the Kingdom’s cultural economy, enriching the lives of citizens, residents, and visitors alike. The Ministry oversees 11 sector-specific commissions, each contributing to a cultural transformation that nurtures creativity, unlocks the sector’s economic potential, and fosters new forms of artistic expression.
