Oasis of Stories

AlDowayan creates a monumental tribute to the people and history of AlUla through walls of pictograms drawn by the community

Published with Wadi ElFann.

Appearing like a mirage in the desert, this massive installation by Saudi Arabian artist Manal AlDowayan (born 1973) includes pictograms drawn by local communities living in AlUla, touching on the settlement’s 900-year-old ritual and cultural history.