Saudi Arabia
Noor Riyadh
Born in 1993 in Al Hassa, Saudi Arabia. Lives and works in Al Hassa.
Mohammad Alfaraj is from the oasis of Al Hassa, which has fed into his interest in nature and ecology and led him to a multidimensional practice comprising video, sound, photography, installation, painting, and writing. A mischievous storyteller who operates in the fraught area between the traditional and the contemporary, fiction and nonfiction, Alfaraj invites audiences into his experiments, which are often more playful than empirical. His diaristic approach to his work is visible through his manner of regrouping, deconstructing, and reconstructing real and fictional elements, as he attempts to capture the trace, imprint, and impact of life both literally and metaphorically. Alfaraj also engages in community workshops and activities, and previously worked as a programmer in the Saudi Film Festival and the poetry house festival in Dammam.
Alfaraj’s work has been shown at Hayy Jameel, Jeddah, 2023; the Lyon Biennale, 2022; the Sharjah Art Foundation, 2019; Le Murate PAC, Florence, 2019; Athr Gallery, Jeddah, 2018; 21,39 Jeddah Arts, 2017, 2019; Saudi Film Festival, Dammam, 2015 and Dubai International Film Festival, 2014.
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