Walk draws from the visual language of urban infrastructure to consider how space is structured through patterns that appear neutral yet quietly organise movement. Constructed from deconstructed paving bricks salvaged from sites across Dubai undergoing continual reconstruction and rerouting, the installation reconstructs one of the city's original pavement formations.
Presented on the ground, the work invites visitors to walk across its bounded surface, turning a familiar element of the city into a site of reflection. Through this act, Walk foregrounds the relationship between the body and the built environment, prompting questions about how boundaries are produced, navigated, and internalised through the seemingly ordinary materials of the urban landscape.
Walk | Walking, Displaced paving bricks from Dubai's pavements | 2024
Installation view, Foundry Gallery
Walk | Walking, Displaced paving bricks from Dubai’s pavements | 2021
Installation view, DIFC
Walk | Walking, Displaced paving bricks from Dubai’s pavements, Mirrors | 2018
Installation view, Jameel Project Space