BLACK GOLD

Capitalism in the Public Realm – Black Gold – A site specific sculptural installation on the oil industry in perspective of the vernacular cultures of indigenous, tribal and local communities across the middle east. Located in the Empty Quarter – Rub Al’Khali desert in the UAE. Created during an artist residency located in the LIWA Oasis in conjunction with ISEA Dubai 2014.

Black Gold, detail. 2014. Camel bone, painted gold Camel bone, wood box. By Anne Katrine Senstad.

Black Gold, 2014. Camel bones, gold and black paint, two wood boxes. By Anne Katrine Senstad.

Gold Brick, detail. 2014. Builders brick painted gold and submerged in the rub Al Khali desert, Abu Dhabi, UAE. By Anne Katrine Senstad.

Palm Burka, 2014. Woven Palm tree bark. By Anne Katrine Senstad.An installation that looks at the economy of culture in light of preservation of pre-Islamic and Beduin traditions.

Watering the Desert, 2014

.Gold to Go – The GOLD ATM

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