Abraj
Abraj is a recreation of aluminum pots that came from various flea markets around Saudi Arabia. These pots have always been, and remain, in use as cooking vessels for cooking a special kind of rice in the western region of Saudi Arabia.
“With food always come other narratives, other stories, other histories, histories of travel, histories of adventure, histories of change, anecdotes and comic tales. All of which people discuss over food. These cooking pots therefore celebrate Arab history, the Arab tradition of hospitality, and they exist as a visual testimony of personal histories.”
“In my works, I explore our material culture and its relation to national and individual identities. I’m so proud that my work, Food for Thought ‘Abraj’, is the first sculpture made by a Saudi artist in my city of birth, Jeddah.”
The sculpture was manufactured in 2015 under the direction of Akim Monet and Dr Sven Knowles by Kunstgiesserei St.Gallen AG (Switzerland), from Grade 316 Stainless Steel to address the local environment, and with an applied patina to recreate the surface of the original aluminium cooking pots.
As part of the Jeddah Sculpture Museum, it was installed by Art Jameel in partnership with Jeddah Municipality on the 2nd March 2016. It is located 400metres (quarter of a mile) south of the Jeddah Sculpture Museum, next to the Al Anani Mosque on Al Quraish Road, Al Hamra District, Jeddah.
“With food always come other narratives, other stories, other histories, histories of travel, histories of adventure, histories of change, anecdotes and comic tales. All of which people discuss over food. These cooking pots therefore celebrate Arab history, the Arab tradition of hospitality, and they exist as a visual testimony of personal histories.”
“In my works, I explore our material culture and its relation to national and individual identities. I’m so proud that my work, Food for Thought ‘Abraj’, is the first sculpture made by a Saudi artist in my city of birth, Jeddah.”
The sculpture was manufactured in 2015 under the direction of Akim Monet and Dr Sven Knowles by Kunstgiesserei St.Gallen AG (Switzerland), from Grade 316 Stainless Steel to address the local environment, and with an applied patina to recreate the surface of the original aluminium cooking pots.
As part of the Jeddah Sculpture Museum, it was installed by Art Jameel in partnership with Jeddah Municipality on the 2nd March 2016. It is located 400metres (quarter of a mile) south of the Jeddah Sculpture Museum, next to the Al Anani Mosque on Al Quraish Road, Al Hamra District, Jeddah.
