Through a series of photographs, Ahmed Mater charts the city's origins to its more recent history over the last 5 years. It is a study of the site's recent transformation -- Makkah, until recently, embodied a unique urban tapestry, layered with histories that are stitched together by an abundance of organically rooted communities and cultures. It is a place that accommodated not only sacred structures and sites but also huge fl uctuations in population during Ramadan (up to 3 million visitors a year travel to Makkah for Eid and Hajj). More recently, these sites and communities have been eradicated and are being replaced with fi ve-star-studded high rise developments, transforming it from an active metropolis to the world's most exclusive, yet most visited religious tourist destination, refl ective of an unprecedented experimentation with architecture and its possible impact on social stratifi cation.This photographic essay is a celebration of Makkah's real and projected or imaginary states. It provides singular access to this site and its associated social and religious rituals, along with its architectural urban planned and proposed development.AHMED MATER, born in 1979, grew up in Saudi Arabia. He led a young artist collective, was a founding member of Al-Miftaha Arts Village in Abha, and went on to co-founded the non-profi t entity, Edge of Arabia. His work was exhibited in numerous international institutions and forms part of public and pricate art collections.
Desert of Pharan
- 作者： Mater, Ahmed
- 出版社： Lars Muller
- 出版日期： 2016-11-21
- ISBN碼： 9783037784853
- 編號： 203c160596170
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