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The Bright Side of the Desert Moon
Noor Festival - Riyadh 2023
30 novembre - 16 décembre 2023 - Riyadh, Arabie Saoudite
Sous le commissariat de Jérôme Sans, Pedro Alonzo, Alaa Tarabzouni and Fahad Bin Naif
7 lieux dans la ville : Financial District - JAX - Salam Park - Wadi Namar - Wadi Hanifa - Digital City - Via Riyadh
Sarah Abu Abdullah, Mohammad Al Faraj, Monira Al Qadiri, Pharah Al-Ghalib & Amr Abuzaid, Sara Al-Mutlaq, Nevin Aladag, Abdullah Alamoudi, Dr. Zahrah Alghamdi, Madhawi Algwaiz, Nawaf Alkuhaimi, Hana Almilli, Huda Alnasir, Arwa Alneami, Suliman Alsalem, Iván Argote, Dana-Fiona Armour, Christopher Bauder, Sultan Bin Fahad, Bianca Bondi, Stefan Brüggemann, ByTwo, Vivian Caccuri, Julian Charrière, Miguel Chevalier, Claudia Comte, Carlos Cruz-Diez, Jose Dávila, Ayman Yossri Daydban, Rafael Domenech, DRIFT, Sam Durant, Janet Echelman, Alicia Framis, FriendsWithYou, Laurent Grasso, Shilpa Gupta, Simon Heijdens, Jeppe Hein, Gregor Hildebrandt, Carsten Höller, Max Hooper Schneider, Chourouk Hriech, Yinka Ilori, Aziz Jamal, Dur Kattan, Lucia Koch, Jakob Kudsk Steensen, Sophie Laly, Ange Leccia, Chris Levine, Khaled Makhshoush, Guadalupe Maravilla, Angelika Markul, Moon & Jeon, Mariko Mori, Mel O’Callaghan, Hayat Osamah, OSGEMEOS, Phi Studio, Li Qing, Quayola, Younes Rahmoun, Random International, Tobias Rehberger, Bruno Ribeiro, Ibrahim Romman, Gauthier Roumagne, Rafael Rozendaal, Sam Samore, Ugo Schiavi, Marinella Senatore, Muhannad Shono, Shoplifter, Melanie Smith, Edra Soto, Studio Bound, Superflex, Diana Thater, Oscar Tuazon, Vhils, Julius Von Bismarck, Erwin Wurm.
L'un des festivals les plus ambitieux de son genre, Noor Riyadh est une célébration des arts et de la lumière s’étendant à travers la ville et transformant le paysage urbain en un musée à ciel ouvert. Ancrée dans la capitale cosmopolite et dynamique de l'Arabie saoudite, The Bright Side of the Desert Moon est une intervention dans une ville en plein essor, démontrant un monde en pleine mutation, tel un tourbillon dans le désert. Au milieu de ces transformations accélérées, le festival vise à écrire une histoire répartie sur plusieurs sites, comme une symphonie en différents mouvements qui prend place à la nuit tombée.
Située à Riyad, une métropole en plein essor plantée au milieu d'une vaste terre aride, l'exposition considère le désert comme un lieu de reconnexion où nos différences se dissipent. La lumière du désert nous aveugle autant qu'elle nous guide, nous trompe autant qu'elle nous émerveille. Ayant le pouvoir de nous éblouir visuellement tant que mentalement, l'intensité de la lumière dans le désert a une aura mystérieuse, presque miraculeuse, comme un mirage. Les rayons descendants se réfractent et semblent se retourner vers nous : ils révèlent que la lumière n'est pas statique mais se déplace dans l'atmosphère, comme si elle semait des graines ou arrosait les sols secs et uniformes. Particulièrement sujette à cette illusion d'optique, emblématique de ce qui peut être vu mais jamais atteint, Riyad se transforme en un jardin intangible où la lumière est conçue comme étant la force universelle qui construit notre monde contemporain et nos relations interpersonnelles.
Approchée comme à la fois vitalement naturelle et de plus en plus artificielle, depuis les premières flammes qui ont permis à l'humanité de se sédentariser et de se développer, jusqu'à l'éclat des écrans technologiques d'aujourd'hui, la lumière guide l'histoire de l'humanité. Tenu entre les mains de cette torche enchanteresse, le monde est devenu expansif, ininterrompu, infini. Si le grand câble venait à être débranché, privant l'humanité de cette énergie rayonnante et aveuglante, le cours de nos vies et le monde tel que nous le connaissons viendraient à immédiatement s’arrêter, inconcevablement perturbés. Située au cœur même de la structure de la société, la lumière est le cordon ombilical de notre monde, qu'il soit économique, politique, sociologique ou culturel.
Métaphore puissante de notre monde contemporain, le désert est la figure des méta-villes d'aujourd'hui dans lesquelles nous sommes facilement submergés par l'information. Dans ce monde extrêmement interconnecté, les individus n'ont paradoxalement jamais été aussi déconnectés. L'homme se retrouve isolé, effacé face à la multitude, comme restreint et lié à son propre grain de sable. L'anonymat au coeur de la foule est paradoxalement associé à une célébrité accessible, même si fugace - un quart d'heure de célébrité Warholienne rendu possible grâce aux réseaux sociaux. L'exposition détourne la vision du désert comme une force décontextualisante qui pousse à repenser nos relations et à reconsidérer l'anonymat comme un moyen de se reconnecter.
S'appuyant sur le progrès technologique et prêtant attention à l'histoire de la perception de la lumière par l'humanité, The Bright Side of the Desert Moon vise ainsi à canaliser la diversité qui compose notre monde dans une expérience partagée à travers les œuvres d'art. Ce manifeste poétique va à l'encontre de nos tendances individualistes et célèbre la lumière commune qui nous réchauffe, nous réconforte et nous relie tous.
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Jérôme Sans, Pedro Alonzo, Alaa Tarabzouni and Fahad Bin Naif
![Jérôme Sans - NR23_SHOT_B13_LAURENT_GRASSO_231114_DJI_20231114225958_0001_D.00_01_58_00.Still003.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1555_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
LAURENT GRASSO
Future Herbarium, 2023
Site specific 3D animation, LiDAR scans
Digital City Towers, Riyadh
© Laurent Grasso © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Commissioned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
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BRUNO RIBEIRO
All is Well, 2023
Laser light panels, moving lights, LED strip lights, sky beam, scaffolding
3.67 x 3.67 x 20.21 m
© Bruno Ribeiro © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Commissioned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
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UGO SCHIAVI
The Day the Sand Caught Fire
Clear resin, various recycled materials, LED strips on metal structure
4 x 4 x 5 m
© Ugo Schiavi © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Commissioned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - 29_NR23_SHOT_W33_JOSE_DAVILA_231126_©MARIO_GUERRA_024_V02_DEF_RVB.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1537_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
JOSE DÁVILA,
Luminous Whispers, 2023
Cast concrete, stainless steel, metal, light
4 sculptures: 3.45 x 2.30 x 1.8 cm
© Jose Dávila © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Commissionned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - NR23_SHOT_W61_AYMAN_YOSSRI_231121_MOHAMMED BUHASAN_131.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1618_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
Ayman Yossri Daydban, Tree House, 2023
Site-specific installation, wood 15.30 x 10.10 x 4.97 m
Commissioned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
© Mario Guerra
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GUADALUPE MARAVILLA
Falling Lightning Bolt, 2023
Bronze and other metals
7 m
© Guadalupe Maravilla © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Commissioned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - 05_NR23_SHOT_W52_Monira_AlQadiri_231123_MM_00079_DEF_RVB.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1532_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
MONIRA AL QADIRI,
Monument, 2023
Aluminium sculpture
1 x 4.50 m
© Monira Al Qadiri © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Commissionned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
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DANA-FIONA ARMOUR
Solenoglyphous C.C., 2023
Opaline glass, solar lights
Site-specific installation, 25 pieces of 1.20 x 0.05 x 0.35 m each
© Dana-Fiona Armour © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Commissioned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
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CLAUDIA COMTE,
Monument to the Disappearing Forests, 2023
80 spruce trunks, 1 oak trunk, LED lights
17 x 6 x 17 m
© Claudia Comte © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Commissionned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - 37_NR23_SHOT_W13_SHILPA_GUPTA_231119_MOHAMMED BUHASAN_046_V02_DEF_RVB.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1538_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
SHILPA GUPTA,
WE CHANGE EACH OTHER, 2023
Animated light installation
10 x 5 m
© Shilpa Gupta © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Commissionned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - 55_NR23_SHOT_BP38_Angelika_Markul_231124_AHDD_00013_DEF_RVB.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1543_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
ANGELIKA MARKUL,
Zone Iguazu, 2013
Video projection on cliff
4'18"" loop
© Angelika Markul © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Presented by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - NR23_SHOT_W11_VIVIAN_CACCURI_231201_HG_00117.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1617_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
Vivian Caccuri, Fourth World, 2023
Speakers, amplifiers, stage lights. Score in collaboration with Hasan Nakhleh
Commissioned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
© Havas
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JANET ECHELMAN
Earthtime 1.26 Riyadh, 2023
Nylon and UHMWPE (ultra high molecular weight polyethylene) fiber, coloured lighting
Dimensions of net: 43 x 29 x 6 m
Dimensions of installation structure: 77 x 81 m
© Janet Echelman © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Presented by RCRC and Riyadh Art
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CARSTEN HÖLLER,
Decimal Clock (Blue and Orange), 2023
Neon, cables, aluminium structure, DMX boxes, controller
2.32 x 2.32 m
© Carsten Höller and Gagosian © Noor Riyadh & Havas
![Jérôme Sans - 42_NR23_SHOT_W50_MAX_HOOPER_SCHNEIDER_231124_MOHAMMED BUHASAN_051_DEF_RVB.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1540_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
MAX HOOPER SCHNEIDER,
Falling Angel, 2023
Aircraft wreckage, fluorescent light tubes, Tesla coils, vintage neon signs, chains, crushed concrete, mixed media fiberglass pond, microcontroller
3.962 x 2.515 x 4.115 m
© Max Hooper Schneider © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Presented by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - NR23_SHOT_BP03_Superflex_231129_ASKAR_ (1).jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1556_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
SUPERFLEX,
Vertical Migration, 2021
Video projection
20’ loop
Vertical Migration, 2021 was originally commissioned by ART 2030 and TBA21–Academy, and developed in close collaboration with Kollision
© Noor Riyadh & Havas
Presented by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - 07_NR23_SHOT_05_W51_NEVIN_ALADAG_231116_MG_011_CATALOG_V0_RGB.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1531_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
NEVIN ALADAĞ,
Pattern Kinship, Flowers, 2023
© Nevin Aladağ © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Commissionned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - NR23_SHOT_W56_DR_ZAHRA_ALGHAMDI_231209_MOHAMMED BUHASAN_005.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1619_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
Zahrah AlGhamdi, Life, 2023
Site-specific installation, transparent plastic, soil, epoxy, and metal structures
Variable dimensions
Commissioned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
© Havas
![Jérôme Sans - 17_NR23_SHOT_W19_IVAN_ARGOTE_231129_©MARIO_GUERRA_014_DEF_RVB.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1533_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
IVÁN ARGOTE,
The Other, Me & the Others, 2023
Galvanized metal structure, protective net, LED lights, wooden flooring
15 x 3 x 2.3 m
© Iván Argote © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Commissionned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - 49_NR23_SHOT_W76_SOPHIE_LALY_231128_©MARIO_GUERRA_002_DEF_RVB.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1541_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
SOPHIE LALY,
FADING #10, 2023
© Sophie Laly © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Commissionned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
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MARIKO MORI
At the Beginning, 2023
Video
1'55''
© Mariko Mori Sound by Ken Ikeda Courtesy of the Artist and Sean Kelly Gallery, New York and Los Angles and SCAI the Bathhouse, Tokyo © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Presented by RCRC and Riyadh Art
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TOBIAS REHBERGER
Lost to Find, 2023
Neon signs
20 x 5 m
© Tobias Rehberger © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Commissioned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - 58_NR23_SHOT_BP33_MEL_OCALLAGHAN_231122_MOHAMMED BUHASANSD_056_V01_DEF_RVB.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1545_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
MEL O’CALLAGHAN
The Source, 2023
© Mel O’Callaghan, Courtesy the artist, Galerie Allen, Paris and Cassandra Bird Gallery, Sydney © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Presented by RCRC and Riyadh Art
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OSGEMEOS
Experience, 2022-2023
Wood, metal, paint, LED lights, mirrors, spray paint, A/C
13 x 4.9 x 14 m
© OSGEMEOS © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Commissioned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
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STEFAN BRÜGGEMANN,
Obliteration (Make it Pop), 2023
Neon Tube
5 x 3.3 m
© Stefan Brüggemann © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Commissionned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - 64_NR23_SHOT_W48_YOUNES_RAHMOUN_231126_©MARIO_GUERRA_009_DEF_RVB.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1547_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
YOUNES RAHMOUN
Khasla-Zoujaja, 2023
Two rooms, glass, enameled steel, LED, electric cable, electricity, and mirrors
8 x 15 x 8 m
© Younes Rahmoun © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Commissioned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - 71_NR23_SHOT_W35_SAM_SAMORE_231122_MOHAMMED BUHASANSD_026_V01_DEF_RVB.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1550_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
SAM SAMORE
Eyes, 2023
Single-channel video projection
9’
© Sam Samore © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Commissioned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - 73_NR23_SHOT_W73_MARINELLA_SENATORE_231117_AB_071_V01_CATALOG_V0_RGB_DEF_RVB.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1551_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
MARINELLA SENATORE
We Rise by Lifting Others, 2023
Neon, LED lights, wood, aluminum and steel
32 x 6.5 m
Courtesy of the Artist and Mazzoleni Art, London, Torino © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Commissioned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - 74_NR23_SHOT_W71_Muhannad_Shono_231126_MBH_89_DEF_RVB.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1552_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
MUHANNAD SHONO,
Absent Sky, 2023
Kinetic technology, fabric, lighting
10.33 x 5.53 m
©Muhannad Shono © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Commissioned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - 75_NR23_SHOT_W10_SHOPLIFTER_271123_OA_00076_DEF_RVB.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1553_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
SHOPLIFTER
Xanadu II, 2023
Synthetic hair extensions, LED lights
20 poles of 8 m, 7 m, 6 m, and 5 m
© Shoplifter © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Commissioned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - NR23_SHOT_General_Coverage_231129_AMM_ (56).jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1559_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
YINKA ILORI
Block Cubes, 2021
In collaboration with the Skate-able Object Park by Unique Design X
600 sqm skate park
© Unique Design X The Skate-able object park, 2023 © Yinka Ilori © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Presented by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - 81_NR23_SHOT_W40_OSCAR_TUAZON_231124_MOHAMMED BUHASAN_031_DEF_RVB.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1554_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
OSCAR TUAZON
Light Rings, 2023
Laminated wood
8 rings, 5 m diameter each
© Oscar Tuazon © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Commissioned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - NR23_SHOT_BP05_BP06_BP07_BP08_BP65_RAFAEL_ROZENDAAL_231209_MOHAMMED BUHASAN_009.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1557_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
RAFAEL ROZENDAAL
Diagram; Non either; Through; Shape squeeze; Double Room, 2023.
Series of videos on loop
© Rafael Rozendaal © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Presented by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - NR23_SHOT_DS01_DRIFT_231129_AHMED HASAN_058.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1558_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
DRIFT
Drone show
12'30''
3 000 drones
© DRIFT © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Commissioned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - NR23_SHOT_W07_DIANA_THATER_231209_MOHAMMED BUHASAN_030.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1564_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
DIANA THATER
A Wild Kingdom, 2023
Video projection
350 x 30 m
© Diana Thater © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Commissioned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - NR23_SHOT_SOCIALS_W74_CHRIS_LEVINE_231203__004.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1560_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
Chris Levine,
Molecule of Light, 2021
Steel sculpture with fluorescent lacquer, transducer sound beam, meteorite, UV, and laser elements
25 m height, 6 m diameter (sphere)
© Sphere9 Limited and Chris Levine, all rights reserved DACS 2023
© Noor Riyadh & Havas
Presented by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - NR23_SHOT_W02_ALICIA_FRAMIS_231125_©MARIO_GUERRA_006.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1561_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
ALICIA FRAMIS
Leave Here Your Fears, 2023
Canvas, fluorescent tape, mirror, and stained steel
20 canvases 1.5 x 1 m each
© Alicia Framis © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Commissioned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - NR23_SHOT_W02_ALICIA_FRAMIS_231209_MOHAMMED BUHASAN_011.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1562_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
ALICIA FRAMIS
Leave Here Your Fears, 2023
Canvas, fluorescent tape, mirror, and stained steel
Sculpture 2.5 x 2.35 m
© Alicia Framis © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Commissioned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - 53_NR23_SHOT_W49_KHALED_MAKHSHOUSH_231124_HADI GARESHAH_057_DEF_RVB.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1621_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
Khaled Makhshoush, Untitled, 2023
Site-specific installation, LED screen 4.5 x 2.5 m
Commissioned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
© Havas
![Jérôme Sans - NR23_SHOT_W54_MADHAWI_ALGWAIZ_231209_MSM_ (7).jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1622_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
Madhawi AlGwaiz, Thurayya, 2023
Site-specific installation 10 x 6 m
Commissioned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
© Havas
![Jérôme Sans - NR23_SHOT_W15_ANGE_LECCIA_231117_MG_025.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1567_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
ANGE LECCIA
Arrangement. Terrestial Globes, 1991-2023
220 luminous terrestial globes
0.42m diameter each
© Ange Leccia © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Commissioned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - NR23_SHOT_W18_FriendsWithYou_231206_HH_ (37).jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1568_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
FRIENDSWITHYOU
Nature's Gift, 2017
Cold air inflatable
10.7 x 4.57 x 16.9 m
© FriendsWithYou © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Presented by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - NR23_SHOT_W21_MIGUEL_CHEVALIER_231207_AHDD_ (11).jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1569_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
MIGUEL CHEVALIER
Magic Carpets - The Orign of the World, 2023
Generative and interactive virtual reality installation
Software: Cyrille Henry, Antoine Villeret
© Miguel Chevalier, Software: Cyrille Henry & Antoine Villeret © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Commissioned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - NR23_SHOT_W23_OSGEMEOS_231203_HG (15).jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1570_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
OSGEMEOS
Experience, 2022-2023
Video
1'50''
© OSGEMEOS © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Commissioned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - NR23_SHOT_W24_SAM_DURANT_231128_OA_100.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1571_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
SAM DURANT
Seven Electric Signs, 2002-2019
Electric sign with vinyl text
© Sam Durant © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Commissioned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - NR23_SHOT_W31_GERGOR_HILDEBRANDT_231123_MOHAMMED BUHASANSD_070 1.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1573_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
GREGOR HILDEBRANDT
Behind the Curtain Shines the Light, 2023
VHS tapes, wooden structure, LED
13.45 x 3.51 x 9.03 m
© Gregor Hildebrandt © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Commissioned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - SHOT_SOCIALS_W26_Li_Qing_231209_MH_37.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1577_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
LI QING
The House East of Eden, 2023
Color and printed stickers, neon lights
2.35 x 3.60 m
© Li Qing © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Commissioned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - AMM08715NR23_SHOT_W75_Jakob Kudsk Steens_261123_AM.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1578_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
JAKOB KUDSK STEENSEN
Catharsis, 2019-2020
2D Cinematic Simulation; Single frame perspective; multichannel outputs run simultaneously in sync
12'
© Jakob Kudsk Steensen © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Presented by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - 25_NR23_SHOT_W38_JULIAN_CHARRIERE_231125_©MARIO_GUERRA_025_DEF_RVB.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1584_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
JULIAN CHARRIÈRE,
Controlled Burn, 2022
4K video,
16:9 aspect ratio, 3D ambisonic soundscape Continuous video loop, 32'
© Julian Charrière © Noor Riyadh & Havas
JULIAN CHARRIÈRE,
Midnight Zone, 2023
Site-specific installation
© Julian Charrière © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Commissionned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - 51_NR23_SHOT_BP02_ANGE_LECCIA_231124_MOHAMMED BUHASAN_071_DEF_RVB.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1586_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
ANGE LECCIA
The Sea, 1991-2023
Video
45'41''
© Ange Leccia © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Presented by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - NR23_SHOT_W06_RAFAEL_DOMENECH_231122_MOHAMMED BUHASANSD_029.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1587_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
RAFAEL DOMENECH
Meeting at the Edge of the Heat, 2023
Aluminum structure, printed fabric, wooden benches, lights
4 x 14.08 x 13.56 m
© Alicia Framis © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Commissioned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - NR23_SHOT_W14_KYUNG_WON_MOON_JOHNNO_JEON_231124_MOHAMMED BUHASAN_080.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1588_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
KYUNGWON MOON & JOONHO JEON
News from Nowhere: Eclipse, 2022-2023
Single channel HD video installation with LED light, aluminum structure
17'
© Moon Kyungwon and Jeon Joonho © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Presented by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - 65_NR23_SHOT_W37_RANDOM_INTERNATIONAL_231126_©MARIO_GUERRA_026_DEF_RVB.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1590_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
RANDOM INTERNATIONAL
Living Room, 2022
With a score by Max Richter
Custom LED array, custom optics, fog, CNC machined tiles, hanging system, custom tracking system, PC, custom software
300 sqm
© Random International in partnership with Aorist © Noor Riyadh & Havas
Presented by RCRC and Riyadh Art
![Jérôme Sans - NR23_SHOT_W53_HUDA_ALNASIR_231202_OAO_ (2) 1.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1620_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
Huda Alnasir, Last Seen, 2023
Site-specific installation, 8 wooden doors 1.28 x 2.40 m each
Commissioned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
© Havas
![Jérôme Sans - NR23_SHOT_W66_SARAH_ABUABDULLAH_231206_HG_ (18).jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1623_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
Sarah Abu Abdullah, Deep Waters, 2023, Video, 10' loop
Commissioned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
© Havas
![Jérôme Sans - 20_NR23_SHOT_W20_SULTAN_BIN_FAHAD_231127_MOHAMMED BUHASAN_035_DEF_RVB.jpg](https://www.jeromesans.com/files/image/2/_sizes/768_image_1624_image_fr.jpg?d=20240727030249?d=20240727030249)
Sultan Bin Fahad, V1:S1:0NS, 2023
Site-specific installation, concrete, glass, and mirrors 14 x 6 m
Commissioned by RCRC and Riyadh Art
© Havas