Maha Malluh's 'Reminiscence' exhibition explores memory through photograms at AlUla Arts Festival 2025

Maha Malluh presents her exhibition 'Reminiscence' at the AlUla Arts Festival 2025, featuring three series of photograms that explore visual perception and cultural change in Saudi Arabia. The exhibition includes 'Capturing Light' (2005), 'Shema Mirage' (2010), and 'Tradition and Modernity' (2008), displayed within the AlJadidah Arts District's architecture. Malluh's photograms are created without cameras in complete darkness, resulting in spontaneous images where light interacts with objects like tree branches on lightbox displays. The works examine tensions between Saudi traditions and global influences, while personal artifacts—a child's broken retainer, a mother's stethoscope, a daughter's finger splint—transform into spiritual symbols of memory. A wall installation traces Malluh's artistic evolution from photographic collage to current techniques. Evening viewing reveals how artificial light alters the photograms' nuances, creating dynamic experiences between day and night. The exhibition runs until April 19, 2025, in AlUla's desert landscape where ancient and modern elements coexist.