Botany Residency, KSA

Developed in collaboration with Dirwaza Curatorial Lab, the Botany Residency explored AlUla’s ecological and agricultural heritage through the lens of contemporary art. Over a 4–6 month period, selected artists engaged with AlUla’s mountainous terrain, native flora, and cultivated landscapes to create proposals for a Botanical Artist Garden, contributing to the future collection of AlUla’s upcoming Museum of the Oasis. The program encouraged artists to investigate the symbiotic relationship between natural and built environments and propose site-specific artworks that resonate with environmental and cultural narratives. Participating artists included Fabrice Hyber, Abbas Akhavan, Iván Argote, Bianca Bondi, and Talin Hazbar.