Shelter for a New Youth

Overview

The areesh, a traditional Emirati palm shelter used as housing until the 1950s, functions in Shelter for a New Youth to provide protection from the sun. Similar to structures erected for the benefit of travellers or pilgrims, here it is intended as a space for relaxation in which to reflect on the eternal dichotomies of the cerebral and the sensual, the material and the spiritual, and the individual and the collective.

April 2011


This project was part of Sharjah Biennial 10

Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation
With support from the British Council