Ziad Antar
Al Madina, 2013
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0003
Ziad Antar
Aseer, 2013
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0008
Ziad Antar
Axiom 07, 2013
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0036
Ziad Antar
Bereft Jeddah, 2013
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0016
Ziad Antar
Church, 2013
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0023
Ziad Antar
Flying Saucer, 2013
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0017
Ziad Antar
Saucer, 2013
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0021
Ziad Antar
Swings, 2013
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0006
Ziad Antar
The Fountain, 2013
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0020
Ziad Antar
The Grave of Eve, 2013
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0014
Ziad Antar
The Post Office, 2013
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0012
Ziad Antar
Untitled, 2013
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0010
Ziad Antar
Axiom 02, 2012
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0027
Ziad Antar
Axiom 03, 2012
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0029
Ziad Antar
Axiom 04, 2012
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0031
Ziad Antar
Axiom 06, 2012
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0037
Ziad Antar
Axiom 09, 2012
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0039
Ziad Antar
Axiom 11, 2012
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0041
Ziad Antar
The Bicycle, 2012
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0043
Ziad Antar
The Tank, 2012
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0046
Ziad Antar
Untitled 02, 2012
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0025
Ziad Antar
Derivable 02, 2014
Sculpture
132 x 35 x 35 cm (52 x 13 3/4 x 13 3/4 in.)
Edition of 4
ZIA0047
Ziad Antar
Derivable 03, 2014
Sculpture
105 x 57 x 45 cm (41 3/8 x 22 1/2 x 17 3/4 in.)
Edition of 4
ZIA0048
Ziad Antar
Derivable 04, 2014
Sculpture
130 x 40 x 18 cm (51 1/8 x 15 3/4 x 7 1/8 in.)
Edition of 4
ZIA0049
Ziad Antar
Derivable 06, 2014
Sculpture
102 x 45 x 33 cm (40 1/8 x 17 3/4 x 13 in.)
Edition of 4
ZIA0050
Ziad Antar
Derivable 07, 2014
Sculpture
64 x 56 x 52 cm (25 1/4 x 22 x 20 1/2 in.)
Edition of 4
ZIA0051
Ziad Antar
Derivable 08, 2014
Sculpture
80 x 64 x 28 cm (31 1/2 x 25 1/4 x 11 in.)
Edition of 4
ZIA0052
Ziad Antar
Derivable; Flying Saucer, 2014
Sculpture
44 x 110 x 110 cm (17 3/8 x 43 1/4 x 43 1/4 in.)
Edition of 4
ZIA0053
Ziad Antar
Derivable; The Tank, 2014
Sculpture
140 x 155 x 110 cm (55 1/8 x 61 x 43 1/4 in.)
Edition of 4
ZIA0054
Ziad Antar
Al Madina, 2013
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0003
Ziad Antar
Aseer, 2013
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0008
Ziad Antar
Axiom 07, 2013
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0036
Ziad Antar
Bereft Jeddah, 2013
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0016
Ziad Antar
Church, 2013
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0023
Ziad Antar
Flying Saucer, 2013
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0017
Ziad Antar
Saucer, 2013
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0021
Ziad Antar
Swings, 2013
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0006
Ziad Antar
The Fountain, 2013
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0020
Ziad Antar
The Grave of Eve, 2013
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0014
Ziad Antar
The Post Office, 2013
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0012
Ziad Antar
Untitled, 2013
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0010
Ziad Antar
Axiom 02, 2012
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0027
Ziad Antar
Axiom 03, 2012
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0029
Ziad Antar
Axiom 04, 2012
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0031
Ziad Antar
Axiom 06, 2012
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0037
Ziad Antar
Axiom 09, 2012
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0039
Ziad Antar
Axiom 11, 2012
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0041
Ziad Antar
The Bicycle, 2012
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0043
Ziad Antar
The Tank, 2012
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0046
Ziad Antar
Untitled 02, 2012
Silver print mounted on dibond
120 x 120 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in.)
From Liminal Resolutions, Edition of 5 + 1 AP
ZIA0025
Ziad Antar
Derivable 02, 2014
Sculpture
132 x 35 x 35 cm (52 x 13 3/4 x 13 3/4 in.)
Edition of 4
ZIA0047
Ziad Antar
Derivable 03, 2014
Sculpture
105 x 57 x 45 cm (41 3/8 x 22 1/2 x 17 3/4 in.)
Edition of 4
ZIA0048
Ziad Antar
Derivable 04, 2014
Sculpture
130 x 40 x 18 cm (51 1/8 x 15 3/4 x 7 1/8 in.)
Edition of 4
ZIA0049
Ziad Antar
Derivable 06, 2014
Sculpture
102 x 45 x 33 cm (40 1/8 x 17 3/4 x 13 in.)
Edition of 4
ZIA0050
Ziad Antar
Derivable 07, 2014
Sculpture
64 x 56 x 52 cm (25 1/4 x 22 x 20 1/2 in.)
Edition of 4
ZIA0051
Ziad Antar
Derivable 08, 2014
Sculpture
80 x 64 x 28 cm (31 1/2 x 25 1/4 x 11 in.)
Edition of 4
ZIA0052
Ziad Antar
Derivable; Flying Saucer, 2014
Sculpture
44 x 110 x 110 cm (17 3/8 x 43 1/4 x 43 1/4 in.)
Edition of 4
ZIA0053
Ziad Antar
Derivable; The Tank, 2014
Sculpture
140 x 155 x 110 cm (55 1/8 x 61 x 43 1/4 in.)
Edition of 4
ZIA0054
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, January 15, 2014 Jeddah-based Athr Gallery expands the scope of Saudi Arabia’s emerging art scene this month with a solo exhibition of Lebanese contemporary multimedia artist, Ziad Antar, titled, Liminality.
In 2012, Antar went on a photographic journey, capturing landmark parts of Jeddah, including the monumental sculptures on the corniche of the Red Sea city. The former mayor of Jeddah, Dr. Mohammed Said Farsi, who initiated the public sculpture park including commissioned large-scale sculptures by the likes of Joan Miró, Henry Moore, César Baldaccini, Aref Al Rayes and more, which have become iconic parts of the city, and are garnering attentiveness recently. In 2012, part of a major renovation project of the entire corniche of Jeddah, these sculpturs underwent an exhaustive restoration venture, some were removed, while others remained on the site, but completely covered and protected from the construction work around them. Antar observed the new forms these sculptures have become up-close, covered in cloth and wrapped in rope while in their place on large plinths, expressing the immense change the city is going through. Documenting the transformation of these sculptures and the city, Antar used a plastic camera with a plastic lens, while at the same time exploring the affects of light on his film. “What interested me in recreating the form of these covered sculptures is the act of repetition or recreating itself, the relationship between public art and the spaces they occupy and transformation. The inevitable question is ‘where is reality?’” the artist said.
Accompanying the photographs, Antar recreated some of the sculptures in concrete, in the state they were during the renovation phase of the corniche. “The sculptures reflect the change, or transformation of this city. Twenty years after they were erected, the entire city is also living through the same transformation. As an artist, I transformed these sculptures into new artworks, and this transformation is what I am fascinated in,” Antar said. An 8mm black and white film was also created, completing the project by exploring the city’s landscape and its current state of change.
Liminality, Antar’s solo exhibition is curated byPascal Beausse, Directory of the Photography Department at the Fonds National d'Art Contemporain and Curators and Collections Manager at the Centre National des Arts Plastique in France. “The photographic footprint is sculptural; it adds a sequence that affirms the richness and vitality of everyday life on the streets of the world,” said Beausse.
Ziad Antar was born in 1978 in Saida, Lebanon. He obtained a degree in Agricultural Engineering in 2001 and has been working with video and photography since 2002, and lives between Paris and Saida. Antar’s work is held in a number of international institutions including the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris and the FNAC Centre (Fonds National d’Art Contemporain). His work has been exhibited around the world including the Palais de Tokyo Paris La Triennal and The Sharjah Art Foundation in 2012, as well as The New Museum New York in 2009.