A Library of Earthen Architectures: Contribution

Contributed to Jorge Otero-Pailos’  collective installation project, part of the  2024 Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennial titled After Rain, curated by Ute Meta Bauer and the curatorial team of the Biennial and commissioned by the Diriyah Biennale Foundation.   

Text by artist: A Library of Earthen Architectures is a series of temporary installations created by Otero-Pailos Studio that presents spatial arrangements of artifacts found at earthen sites, some which are part of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. These important materials are often difficult to preserve through traditional architectural conversation methods, and Otero-Pailos uses art as an experimental preservation method to save them. The installations may also include artworks by other artists invited by Otero-Pailos Studio. Each manifestation of A Library of Earthen Architectures is therefore be different. This ongoing series of installations is accompanied by a series of audio files of recorded conversations between Jorge Otero-Pailos and the contributing artists about each of the artworks, which are archived by Otero-Pailos Studio.

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