THE “INFINITE LANDSCAPE” SERIES (2023)
MLEIHA, SHARJAH (2023)
CAMEL ROCK AREA, MLEIHA, SHARJAH (2023)
LIWA, AL DHAFRA, ABU DHABI (2023)
SALT LAKES / SALT FLATS, ABU DHABI (2023)

Recycled foam, paper pulp, acrylic paint, colored sand, two-way mirror, mirrors
22″ x 16″ x 6′

Each of these four glassed-in landscapes depicts an ecosystem from the UAE, (desert, salt flats, etc.), and is based on the artist’s observations here. They are “infinite” due to a trick of mirrors that allows them to reflect endlessly. 

He adopted this mirror technique to help capture the distinct feeling one might have in the deserts of the UAE, as if they are indeed infinite. One can also imagine them as train windows, as we pass landscapes that extend endlessly out.

These landscapes expand space in our imagination, while also serving as a frozen moment of time during our world’s present climate.

Commissioned by The NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery

Photographer: John Varghese

Associated projects: Research: Himalayas, Nomadic Landscape, Pyramiden/ Permafrost