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When Sculpture Becomes Discourse: Reflections on Mujassam Watan
Anan Alsama designed by Fatimah Alabid, Masud Alzunaifer, and Maha Alesawi. Image Courtesy of Mujassam Watan
In the city, aesthetics are not measured by the height of towers or the width of roads, but by their ability to evoke meaning within space. From this perspective, the Mujassam Watan initiative emerges as more than a mere artistic endeavor. It involves a deliberate attempt to redefine the relationship between people and place, between material memory and imagined identity. In the city of Khobar, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia—where urban modernity intersects with rapid social transformation—this initiative raises the question: How can a sculpture become an open text, one that is both visually read and experientially felt?
