Jim Denevan
AlUla Saudi Arabia, 2022
Further images
Desert X AlUla is a recurring, site-responsive, international art exhibition taking place in AlUla, a globally significant ancient desert region in Saudi Arabia. 2022's exhibition, under the curatorial vision of...
Desert X AlUla is a recurring, site-responsive, international art exhibition taking place in AlUla, a globally significant ancient desert region in Saudi Arabia. 2022's exhibition, under the curatorial vision of Reem Fadda, Raneem Farsi and Neville Wakefield, featured newly commissioned works by 15 artists bringing a plurality of voices from around the world.
In Denevan’s exploration of geometry and scale relationships, Angle of Repose, sand is collected in a rhythmic composition of 365 mounds radially emerging around a central point. With the passage of the sun, the slow erosion of gravity, and the participation of time itself, this piece emphasizes softening, shadow, and change, and promises to place us within the transitory experience of time itself.
In Denevan’s exploration of geometry and scale relationships, Angle of Repose, sand is collected in a rhythmic composition of 365 mounds radially emerging around a central point. With the passage of the sun, the slow erosion of gravity, and the participation of time itself, this piece emphasizes softening, shadow, and change, and promises to place us within the transitory experience of time itself.