EXHIBIT DESIGN
Maknana: Archaeology of New Media Arts in the Arab World, in Diriyah Art Futures,
Ryhad, 2025

CURATORS
Ala Younis
Haytham Nawar

DESIGN TEAM:
2A+P/A Associates
Gianfranco Bombaci, Matteo Costanzo, Giulio Aleandri, Gabriela Araujo, Klara Roguska

LIGHTING DESIGN:
Studio Illumina
Adriano Caputo, Marta Iadecola

EVENT MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTION:
Backyard Symphony

The exhibition design creates an immersive and layered experience, weaving together artworks, archives, and scenography to explore the evolving landscape of new media art in the Arab world.

A system of sculptural objects transforms the space into a rhythm of rooms and alleys, between domestic intimacy and urban openness.

Vertical planes, platforms, steps, and thresholds recall both the familiar scale of home and the collective language of the city.

The result is an adaptable, flexible installation, a responsive environment that frames the artworks while inviting new spatial narratives to emerge, thanks to the use of space, light and sound.