Riyadh, Sep. 14 (BNA):  Diriyah Art Futures (DAF), the first hub for New Media Arts in the Middle East and North Africa, launched its latest exhibition CONTINUUM ’25, showcasing works by the first cohort of emerging artists in new media arts at its headquarters in Diriyah.

Curated by Irini Papadimitriou, the exhibition features 13 diverse artworks, including immersive installations, audiovisual pieces, virtual reality works, and AI-generated art, created by 11 emerging artists and developed under the supervision of a select group of international artists, including Anna Ridler and Karen Palmer (who also contributed their own works), as well as Madeline Gannon, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

The themes of the creative works range from memory, identity, and displacement to environmental and ethical concerns and even the power of algorithms.  These contemporary approaches blend the real and the virtual, human and machine, reflecting the essence of the exhibition’s title, "CONTINUUM ’25", and the spirit of ongoing exploration and creativity underpinning the Emerging New Media Artists Programme.

Developed in collaboration with Le Fresnoy, Studio National des Arts Contemporains in France, the Emerging New Media Artists Programme gives emerging artists access to cutting-edge professional equipment, a production budget, and a wide range of multidisciplinary learning opportunities.

It features artists from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Algeria, Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco, Bahrain, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom, and South Africa.  The exhibition marks the inaugural event in a series organised by DAF, aiming to highlight the diverse voices shaping the future of new media arts in the region and globally.

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