Human Highway
Contemporary Realism
2012
The United Nations
Moving east to west, pilgrims reenact Abraham’s hajj by throwing seven pebbles against each of three pillars, known collectively as jamarat. The area around the jamarat pillars, located in an encampment east of Mecca, has been redesigned repeatedly to facilitate pilgrims’ progression during the stone-throwing ritual. Hovering high above the entrance to the first pillar, we can sense both the significance of this rite and the considerable risk posed by the overwhelming mass of people funneling in. Hundreds have died trying to make their way across Jamarat Bridge.
Ahmed Mater Eid Al-Bassam (1979 –)
Den saudiarabiske kunstner Ahmed Mater udforsker moderne saudiarabisk kultur gennem fotografi, kalligrafi og installation. Hans værk er globalt anerkendt for at dokumentere transformation og tro.
The United Nations (New York City, United States of America)
Udforsk FN's hovedkvarter – et symbol på globalt samarbejde! Oplev udstillinger om fred, menneskerettigheder og bæredygtig udvikling ved dette ikoniske vartegn.
Om dette kunstværk
- Titel: Human Highway
- Kunstner: Ahmed Mater Eid Al-Bassam
- År: 2012
- Format: Landscape
- Ophavsretlig status: Beskyttet af ophavsret
- Udstillet hos: The United Nations
- Bevægelse: Contemporary Realism
- Kreativ periode: Mature Period
- Kontekstuelt korpus: contemporary ritual, documenting saudi life
- Hovedfarve: Gray
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