Open Studio, Masaha Residency 7

Misk Art Institute, Riyadh 2024

First part of sharing the outcome of my three-month residency at Masaha – Misk Art Institute , Riyadh April-July 2024. This series of work, titled No Land for the Lost Routine, explores well-being within work environments, investigating the future of labor in postmodern societies, where automation is increasingly prevalent.

Work 1: Installation ماهذا العالم؟

It begins by asking: In a future where all jobs are run by machines, and you are provided with a basic income to live on, how do you imagine your daily life? The installation invites us to pass through and be surrounded by paper clips, symbolizing the number of days I spent as an employee in corporate environments.

Work 2 : Photography series, “No Land For The Lost Routine”. 

This ongoing Photography series / Photo essay, highlights the absurdities of contemporary employment, portraying challenges of monotony, absurdism, and purposelessness. It deals with the implications of automation and questions how machines replacing workers can lead to a re-evaluation of work-life balance, potential job losses, or even a liberation from work responsibilities.