installation, PLA prints, video
Beyond sustainability concerns, recent reports have revealed the use of violence in resettling local populations. Satellite imagery starkly captures the impact of these displacements, showing dramatic alterations to the landscape, including the demolition of existing structures. By transforming this data into physical sculptures, the work gives tangible form to these shifts in land and livelihood.
Tech companies play a pivotal role in the displacement, offering significant financial backing that facilitates the construction of "the line". Their investment supports not only the project's infrastructure and technology but also, indirectly, the relocation of local communities. Documents from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission show that the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF), which finances all NEOM projects, holds shares in global companies such as Adobe, NVIDIA, and META, linking these corporations to the forced resettlement.
By juxtaposing descriptions of these companies that glorify and portray them in the most favorable light, the work creates a stark contrast between the cruelty of displacement and the "fun" image often associated with tech and entertainment giants, intensifying the critique of their involvement.