| Yet, the upscale King AbdulAziz Endowment Project Abraj al-Bait Towers overshadows the mosque on one side, while the Jabal Omar Development overshadows it on the other side | In Mecca, Masjid al-Haram [Grand Mosque], the holiest site in Islam, is a place where all Muslims are supposed to be equal, a fact that is highlighted during the hajj season |
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| What artistic and cultural forms have most influenced your style and work? These range from encouraging reading as a habit amongst the youth and visualizing the politics of heritage construction to spreading knowledge about the Palestinian struggle through online magazines | A work that can be considered to be a model of Contemporary Islamic Art |
[…] RB: What are the major events and processes that shaped your artistic trajectory and its politicization? Many continue to avoid such critical work out of fear of the attendant legal repercussions.
15| The one with the bulldozer was made by Ahamd Sami Angawi as a witness to the expansion works in Mecca which is taking the old historic building down due to it is being a major obstacle in the expansion process | I was therefore inspired by critique first and foremost, and the artform consequently followed |
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| Courtesy of the Khalili Family Trust | The work I have thus far produced reflects my longtime interest in both history and politics and seeks to spread awareness of issues that play a central role in shaping everyday social life |
However, I have been able to take advantage of my design background—with the discipline being inherently solution-driven—in order to overcome the host of socio-political challenges and experiment with various channels of expressions and communication.