The second version of Saudi Kala Bienle tries to modernize the Islamic tradition

Image Makeover: A man runs in the 2025 edition of the Islamic Arts Bienle in Jeddah. , Photo Credit: AFP

Under a huge umbrella of tents in the Saudi city of Jeddah, religious artifacts are displayed along with pieces of contemporary art along with part of the state dialect to change their ultraconsequent image.

The second edition of the Islamic Arts Bienle, titled “and All the is is in beach”, presents as its own focal segments of “Kiswa”, black clothes are embroidered with gold and silver which covers the Kaaba Does, the cubic is towards the building. pray.

Hundreds of more works are being displayed in the West Terminal of King Abdulziz International Airport in the coastal city, with valuable goods on loans from Victoria and Albert Museum in London and laveer in Paris, and rare artworks from the Vatican Library such as Hebrews in a medieval Quran Script.

“It really emphasizes the change that is passing through Saudi Arabia,” said Saudi artist Muhanad Shono, the exhibition curator of the exhibition.

For the most sacred sites of Islam, the state has long been dominating Wahabwad, a strict interpretation of Islam that restrictions the representation of human and animals figures. As a result of the prohibition of such illustrations in most Sunni Muslim schools of the idea, geometric patterns were widely prevalent in Islamic art. But Jeddah includes medieval Persian lights in Bienley, including royal paintings, as well as a fountain designed by Yamani-Indian artist Aner Salem, whose mosaic tiles are collected from color using artificial intelligence, avatars Are made from online citrus.

“We have traditional concepts of Islam and its history, which I think we should start to re -examine from a new perspective,” said an visitor.

Under his “Vision 2030”, De Facto Saudi leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has weighed by decades of suppression and ultraconswetism, demanding changing the image of the state.

Strategically located in a terminal that is reserved for a pilgrimage for Mecca for Muslims, Jeddah Biannell art attracts a mixture of both enthusiasts and pilgrims.