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I decided to be really extra with Mantle's magazine, so that gets its own post as well :) hehe

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2023 Reads

A new year means a new book list! I don't think I can top my 2022 count, but that's okay! I'm not totally sure what my reading goals this year will actually be, but I guess I'll sort it out on the way! XD For future reads, here's my 2024 list!

Four Treasures of the Sky - Jenny Tinghui Zhang

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - Frederick Douglass+

The Bear and the Nightengale - of the Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden

The Secrets We Keep - Mia Hayes

Indian Nations of Wisconsin: Histories of Endurance and Renewal - Patty Loew+

The First Sister - Linden A. Lewis^

The House of the Seven Gables - Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian - Sherman Alexie

Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury~

Fin Mac Cool - Morgan Llewlyn^

How Long 'til Black Future Month by N. K. Jemisin

Lavinia - Ursula K Le Guin^

Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austin*

Black Cowboys of the Old West: True, Sensational, and Littke-Known Stories form History - Tricia Martineau Wagner+

The Mysteries of Thorn Manor - Margaret Roberson%

Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space - Amanda Leduc+

Her Majesty's Royal Coven - Juno Dawson^

She Who Became the Sun~ - Shelley Parker-Chan*

The Witch King - H.E. Edgmon^

Love in the Time of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree*

Mistress of the Art of Death - Ariana Franklin^

The Adventures of Amina El-Serafi - S.A. Chakraborty

Humankind: A Hopeful History - Rutger Bregman+

The Folk Keeper - Frannie Billingsly*%

Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens - (Suzy) Eddie Izzard+

Juniper & Thorn - Ava Reid

Upright Women Wanted - Sarah Gailey%

I Await the Devil's Coming - Mary MacLane+

Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut~

Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Workers' Rights - Molly Smith & Juno Mac+

The Woman in White - Wilke Collins^

King of Battle and Blood - Scarlett St. Clair

Sarah - J.T. LeRoy^

The City Beautiful - Aden Polydoros^

Freshwater - Akwaeke Emezi

Always the Almost - Edward Underhill

All Systems Red - Martha Wells%

The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller

Nevada - Imogen Binnie

A Dowry of Blood - S. T. Gibson

The Prince - Niccolo Machiavelli

The Second Rebel - Linden A Lewis

Get a Life Chloe Brown - Talia Hibbert

The Hero and the Crown* - Robin McKinley

What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing - Bruce D Perry & Oprah Winfrey+^

Can't Spell Treason Without Tea - Rebecca Thorne

The Eye of the Heron - Ursula K Leguin

Artificial Condition -Martha Wells%

The Kraken's Sacrifice - Katee Robert%

Crown Duel - Sherwood Smith*

Rogue Protocol - Martha Wells%

Remarkably Bright Creatures - Shelby Van Pelt

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self Involved Parents - Lindsay C Gibson+

Wildcat: The Untold Story of Pearl Hart, the Wild West's Most Notorious Woman Bandit - John Boessenecker+

The History of Wales - History Nerds+%

Ander & Santi Were Here - Jonny Garza Villa

The Glass Castle - Jeanette Walls^

Rosemary and Rue - Seanan McGuire^

The Gilda Stories - Jewelle Gomez

Irish Fairy and Folk Tails - Various+

The Dead and the Dark - Courtney Gould

Haunted Wisconsin - Michael Norman and Beth Scott+

The Other Black Girl - Zakiya Dalila Harris

The Ruins - Scott Smith

He Who Drowned the World - Shelley Parker-Chan

Fledgling - Octavia Butler

Vampire Forensics: Uncovering the Origins of an Enduring Legend - Mark Collins Jenkins+

The Vampyre - John Polidori%

This is Halloween - James A Moore

Sorrowland - Rivers Soloman

The Lamb will Slaughter the Lion - Margaret Killjoy%

Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Love Her or Lose Her - Tessa Bailey^

One Last Stop - Casey McQuiston*

The Last Hero - Linden A. Lewis

Lovelight Farms - B. K. Borison

Reindeer Falls Collection: Volume One - Jana Aston

Currently reading: One Last Stop (Audiobook to help me sleep XD)

Nonfiction is annotated by + A Re-read is annotated by * A book completed from the list below is annotated by ^ A Read with Empty will be annotated by ~ A Novella %

My current, loose and not that interesting goal for this year is to really work on the books I have current access to right now... at the start of this year. Because it's a lot XD This means books currently favorite in Scribd, on my StoryGraph 'to read' pile, or a book I currently own on my shelves. Main goal is at least one of these a month.

For my own personal reference, I'm putting a list of such books below to hold myself accountable.

Edit: Now the end of 2023, and here's a breakdown of my goal to read books I already had access to at the start of 2023:

I didn't read one a month per se, but I got more than 12 done, so I call this a win. These books are:

-Can't Spell Treason Without Tea - Rebecca Thorn -The City Beautiful - Aden Polydoros -Finn Mac Cool - Morgan Llewlyn -The First Sister by Linden A Lewis (proceeded by the other two in the series) -Get a Life, Chloe Brown - Talia Hibbert -The Glass Castle - Jeannette Walls -Haunted Wisconsin - Michael Norman & Beth Scott -Her Majesty's Royal Coven - Juno Dawson -I Await the Devil's Coming - Mary McClane -The Kraken's Sacrifice - Katee Robert -Lavinia - Ursula K Le Guin -Love Her or Lose Her - Tessa Bailey -Mistress of the Art of Death - Ariana Franklin -Nevada - Imogen Binnie -The Prince - Niccolo Machiavelli -Rosemary and Rue - Seanan McGuire -The Ruins - Scott Smith -The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller -Sarah - J.T. LeRoy -Vampire Forensics - Mark Collins Jenkins -What Happened to You? - Oprah Winfrey -The Witch King - H. E. Edgmon -The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins

The books I did not get around to reading from this list are as follows: Black Water Sister by Zen Cho; Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye (o); The Book of M by Peng Shepard (o); Charity and Sylvia by Rachel Hope Cleves (o); The Cruel Prince by Holly Black (a); The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey (s); Fallen by Lauren Kate (o); Fanny Hill by John Cleland (o); Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender (s); The Glass Woman by Caroline Lea (s); The Great Hunger by Cecil Woodham-Smith (o); Helping Her Get Free by Susan Brewster (o); The Impossible Girl by Lydia Kang (s); Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (o); The Merry Spinster by Daniel Lavery (o); On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong (o); The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang (s); Radiance by Grace Draven (a); Watching the Tree by Adeline Yen Mah (o); The Willows by Algernon Blackwood (s); Wings of Fire (o); Witches Steeped in Gold by Clannon Smart (o); The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid (s)

23/46 Whoa! That's exactly 50% of the books I had on my list! That's pretty cool! All in all, I consider this 2023 goal successfully done!

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Azifel Serafi and one of her assistants, Raenis Zaurok!

I’m probably going to focus on Azifel but :3 new Zaurok

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memory lane concept art

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very emotional that serafys now gets to look good in art and in game

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government assigned trollsona

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Your local sassy pixie, often appearing with the local refuse on her noggin.

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Tama, Serafie, and the Quacho Queen are best girls in world of final fantasy imo

(also I know quacho queen has a big tall crown but I got lazy okay)

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CHARACTER SHEET repost. do not reblog.

𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 !

FULL NAME. Lann Farna NICKNAME. None/or Dummy which just makes me wanna cry, so I’ll think none. He deserves a cute nickname! GENDER. Male HEIGHT. 5′6 AGE. 15 (Mentally and physically) ZODIAC. Taurus SPOKEN LANGUAGES. After much debate with myself, Grymorian (English/Japanese)

𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 !

HAIR COLOR. Strawberry Blond, leans more towards the blond side than red, especially in the light.

EYE COLOR. Deep blue more on the dark side, but not so dark to the point where you can’t tell they are blue, like hair appears lighter in the sun.    

SKIN TONE. Fair creamy light skin, although it takes a sickly pale form often due to him overworking himself.        

BODY TYPE. Thin, slim and lithe, although his cheeks unlike the rest hold some chubbiness of a childlike appearance. While thin, bones do not really stick out a lot minus around the collarbone, sternum and wrists and elbows.  

ACCENT. When not in Grymoire his voice probably sound a tad bit different from most, although not enough to pinpoint an exact accent it holds a strangeness, like Grymoire itself, that can’t quite be placed.      

VOICE. I imagine my Lann’s voice to be more like the Japanese voice, a little more on the high end due to his childlike nature, but a little more on the deep side when he’s angry or sad, although when crying it raises in an octave, also tending to be more in the high side when panicking. Regardless of pitch though, it tends to hold a general cheeriness and energy that sometimes is fabricated, although when helping and holding gratitude it can hold more of a soft tone, not like usual energy. When confused or worried, this energy tends to either drop or increase depending on the situation and like eyes that reflect how he feels his voice will give away how worried he is ect.

DOMINANT HAND. Left Hand.

POSTURE. Usually pretty lax, although he doesn’t slouch by any means, he doesn’t usually stand full straight, letting his shoulders stay dropped, unless in dire situations where in panic or fear he will straighten up completely, the opposite for if he is trying to hide. Lann will make himself smaller and will more so slouch when he is being yelled at. When at fault he won’t hide as much, but if he is not at all at fault he will genuinely full on sink as low as he can as a defense measure.      

SCARS. A light mark on his left wrist from when Brandelis grabbed his arm, other small nicks here and there from fighting, although not a scar, left hands fingertips hold a more red hue due to casting a large amount of fire spells.      

TATTOOS. None.

BIRTHMARKS. Dark Markings that run along his left arm.

MOST NOTICEABLE FEATURE(S). The Markings on his left arm, his hair both in color and style, and his eyes.

𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝 !

PLACE OF BIRTH. Somewhere in Nine Wood Hills, possibly Lusse’s home.   HOMETOWN. Nine Wood Hills.   BIRTH WEIGHT. N/A BIRTH HEIGHT. N/A   MANNER OF BIRTH.

FIRST WORDS. Sis. Because imagine Lusse and Rorrik teaching him a bunch of basic words at the same time; Mom, Dad, Yellow, Dog, but they add in that one as well considering they are twins, and then they both wait in anticipation for the usual, will it be Mom or will it be Dad first… only for Lann to crawl over to his sister and say Sis.

SIBLINGS. Reynn Farna (Blood Related Older Twin Sister), Wyn Farna (Non Blood Related Older Sister) PARENTS. Lusse Farna (Mother) Rorrik Farna (Father and imma assume he took the last name cuz)

PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT. While generally pretty involved when he was really little, they both became rather busy more and more overtime, starting from as early as his toddler years, leading him to become more clingy to his sister, the only real family he had around, this as an end result despite their father’s attempts made Lann strive to help his Mother, so she would no longer be ill, resulting in a disaster that would only end up damaging his mental state. It’s not that they were bad people or parents, they loved their children, but due to a lack of them never being around, a general lack of friends and even his sister hanging out with Wyn more than him, Lann was left alone and lonely in solitude most his childhood. They didn’t have much involvement at all, although he retains his Mother’s kind and loving nature.

𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 !

OCCUPATION. Eventually something like a Barista like he once was in their fake Nine Wood Hills. CURRENT RESIDENCE.  Unknown/Nine Wood Hills (Unknown if we go with Canon; Nine Wood Hills If we’re going with most threads things on my blog that assume he ends up back in Grymoire eventually AU style.)

CLOSE FRIENDS. (Too many to list, but here are some, plus some he’s not nec close friends with, but feels a deep connection to) Yuffie, Serafie, Princess Sarah, Reynn, Vincent, Runa, Wyn, Tama, Bartz, Tea Girl.

RELATIONSHIP STATUS. Single   FINANCIAL STATUS. Low/Middle (Have you seen Chocolatte’s prices? Plus the little fact of Reynn not letting him hold onto any of their Gil.) DRIVER’S LICENSE. None.   CRIMINAL RECORD. None.   VICES. None really.  

𝐬𝐞𝐱 & 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 !

SEXUAL ORIENTATION. Pansexual. ROMANTIC ORIENTATION. Panromantic/Demiromantic PREFERRED EMOTIONAL ROLE. Submissive |  Dominant  |  Switch. PREFERRED SEXUAL ROLE. Submissive  |  Dominant |  Switch.

LIBIDO. None really. Yes, he is a 15 year old boy, but he’s also innocent and was mostly left alone in childhood or bullied, later on his only company being family and friends, plus generally being picked on by his sister, and later other females makes him subconsciously have a preference to those of the same sex versus the opposite sex of females who picked on him most, plus the people of Grymoire are Lilikin’s also, leaving him no opportunity to ever really awaken such a thing.

TURN ON’S. I will think this as more emotional things in partners. He’s not picky, but someone showing genuine kindness is one.

TURN OFF’S. Although, he’s not mentally aware of this himself, deep down anyone who puts the blame on him for everything, generally degrades him all the time.    

LOVE LANGUAGE. Words of Affirmation

RELATIONSHIP TENDENCIES. He will put all of his partners needs before his own, would be incredibly loyal, and always caring and kind no matter how he is treated in turn.

𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 !

CHARACTER’S THEME SONG. X

HOBBIES TO PASS TIME. Napping, Baking, Playing Video Games, Drawing, Making little arts and crafts projects for others, reading Comic Books, Watching Movies, Helping others, Playing Board Games.

MENTAL ILLNESSES. PTSD (Flashbacks, Panic Attacks, Some memories still are blocked out, Nightmares and Insomnia at times) Anxiety.

PHYSICAL ILLNESSES. N/A

PHOBIAS. Athazagoraphobia (The fear of being forgotten, ignored, or abandoned.) Autophobia (Fear of being alone or of oneself) Arachnephobia (Fear of spiders) Atychiphobia (Fear of failure) Eremophobia (Fear of being oneself or of loneliness) Isolophobia (Fear of solitude, being alone) Poinephobia (Fear of punishment) Sexophobia (Fear of the opposite sex) Thalassophobia (Fear of the ocean) Potamophobia (Fear of rivers or running water)

SELF CONFIDENCE LEVEL. He has little, the only confidence coming from abilities that aren’t even his alone that he inherited, and from a fake world when it comes to the hobby of making coffee. Although it will occasionally spark upward with a success in a hobby, be it beating a level in a game or baking something right, it won’t stay high for long. He feels little self worth, or respect for himself because of the amount of self loathing he feels towards himself.

VULNERABILITIES. He’s extremely emotional, gullible, and likes to see the good in everyone making him an easy target to take advantage of, he’s also kind and always wants to help, leaning to the same thing of making him an easy target.

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Making a mini-project out of cleaning up and coloring some old sketches for my TH profiles :) Sera time

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Tama and Serafie from World of Final Fantasy 365 days challenge day 41

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5 Best Malls In Jeddah: A Must visit for Shopaholics

 1. Red Sea Mall Jeddah 2. Mall Of Arabia Jeddah The best malls in Jeddah not only offer top-end brands but a wide range of entertainment options. Additionally, the overall dining experience at these malls is world-class, to say the least.

The commercial capital of Saudi Arabia, Jeddah is a shopper's paradise, particularly due to the wide range of shopping places that are present here. The city, popular for being the gateway for pilgrimages to Makkah and Madinah, is also home to malls in Jeddah that offer a shopping experience like no other. One will not experience shopping for the finest brands here, but the Jeddah shopping mall offers a wide range of entertainment facilities at these shopping malls. Here are the five best malls in Jeddah that shoppers visiting the city need to know about.

Red Sea Mall Jeddah tops the list of the best malls in Jeddah. This mall is not just a perfect shopping center in Saudi Arabia, but it even features a top-of-the-line history section, which is enough to fascinate all the history buffs coming to the mall. One of the reasons this mall is one of the best malls in Jeddah is that one can find many luxury brands here. With the likes of Burberry, Coach, H&M, and so much more, there are multiple options for shoppers at the Red Sea Mall Jeddah. Additionally, the mall even features an art gallery and a luxury hotel named Elaf Jeddah Hotel, which is part of the mall.

The Mall of Arabia may not be the biggest mall in Jeddah, but it is undoubtedly one of the finest today. This Jeddah mall offers popular brands like Zara, Debenhams, Forever21, and so on. KidZania is one of those places to visit in Saudi Arabia at the famous Mall of Arabia. It is an ideal place for children to not only play but also learn. The Mall features a food court and several cafés, like Ferrari Café, alongside a range of restaurants.

3. Le Château

Le Chateau is the best mall in Jeddah as far as its structural design is concerned. The mall has some world-class brands like Versace, Kenzo, D&G Kids, and Pronovias. The mall has it all for your luxury shopping experience. Unlike the other malls where a food court is part of the facilities, this mall doesn’t have a food court but features several restaurants like Piatto, Steak House, and so on. 

 4. Serafi Mega Mall

Serafi Mega Mall is the best outlet mall in Jeddah that offers more than shopping to visitors. The mall has multiple facilities and top-of-the-line shopping brands like Victoria’s Secret, MAC, and H&M. There are some options for dining in the mall as well that are highly popular amongst visitors. 

 5. Jeddah Park Mall

Jeddah Park Mall is a new mall in Jeddah. It is located in the Tahlia area of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The mall is inclusive of thematic lifestyle shopping, business, hospitality, healthcare, cultural, and leisure destinations, providing a mixture of unparalleled services and attractions in a distinct park environment.

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wife :>

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Work Experience

Investor Relations Senior Manager Agthia Group PJSC September 2023 – present

Head of Corporate Access and Research Distribution Commercial International Brokerage Company (CIBC) CI Capital Holding for Financial Investments August 2022 – September 2023

Head of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations Elevate Capital January 2020 – August 2022

Head of Publication and Distribution/Chief Equity Research Editor Equity Research, Beltone Financial October 2019 – December 2021

Head of Publication/Chief Equity Research Editor Equity Research, HC Brokerage July 2013 – October 2019

Corporate Communications Senior Specialist Etisalat Misr October 2010 – July 2013

General Manager of Cairo Office zuuMedia/SupportMisr January 2009 – August 2010

English Teacher Church of St. Barbara, Coptic Cairo Fall 2005 – Spring 2009

Project Assistant/USAID Report Writer Catholic Relief Services/Egypt Summer 2007 – Winter 2008

Freelance Positions

Corporate Communications Consultant HC Securities & Investment January 2019 – March 2020

Freelance Financial Editor InkTank Communications March 2016 – July 2016

Freelance Financial News Writer/Editor GCC Edition, Enterprise March 2016 – July 2016

Freelance Tech Writer Business Today Egypt, IBA Media December 2012 – June 2014 Pieces available here: http://writing.amramin.com/

Editor In Chief of Weekly Newsletter Arab Finance July 2021 – December 2021 I’ve had the privilege of interviewing:

1 February 2022: Tarek Sakr, CEO of 4Sale 25 January 2022: Co-founders of Rabbit 18 January 2022: Ahmad Hammouda, Co-Founder & CEO of Thndr 11 January 2022: Abdellatif Olama, Chief Growth Officer of Altibbi 4 January 2022: Ziad Sharaf, Sam Safwat, Co-founders of Envirotectors 21 December 2021: Mostafa Ashour, CEO of NowPay 14 December 2021: Dr. Hend El Sherbini, CEO of IDH 7 December 2021: Omar Saleh, Co-founder and CEO of Khazna 30 November 2021: Mohamed El-Feky, Co-founder and CEO of Sympl 23 November 2021: Mahmoud Ibrahim, Co-founder and CEO of Homzmart 16 November 2021: Dr. Tarek Moharram, CEO of Elevate Healthcare Africa 9 November 2021: Ramez El-Serafy, CEO of Flat6Labs 2 November 2021: Ahmed Ramadan, CEO of PGESCo 26 October 2021: Ahmed Sheikha and Mohamed Abdulaziz, co-founders of Brimore 19 October 2021: Ibrahim Shoukri, Founder and Managing Director of Clix Egypt 12 October 2021: Solomon Baumgartner Aviles, CEO of Lafarge Egypt 5 October 2021: Dr. Mahmoud Abdelhakim, Founder, CEO, and MD of Doctor Online 28 September 2021: Mohamed Ghanem, CEO and MD of Zahraa Maadi Investment and Development 21 September 2021: Samer Gharaibeh, CEO and Founder of Mylerz 14 September 2021: Ahmed El Hosseny, CEO of Electrified 7 September 2021: Walid Hassouna, CEO of EFG Hermes Finance 31 August 2021: Tarek Elnazer, Co-founder and CEO of TBS 24 August 2021: Hatem Hafez, Founder and Chairman of ORANGESQUARE 17 August 2021: Tamer Leithy, CEO of The Grocer 10 August 2021: Khaled Hegazy, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer of Etisalat Misr 3 August 2021: Omar Abdel Ghaffar, MD of Travco Properties 27 July 2021: Omar El Fata, CEO of AMECO 13 July 2021: Hany Aman, CEO and MD of Eastern Company

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science The American University in Cairo (AUC) Graduated: Spring 2009 cum laude/with honors Double Concentrations: International Relations and International Law Declared Minor: Philosophy Undeclared Minor: History

Financial Crime (Middle East) Thomson Reuters June 2020

Corporate Valuation Course Top Business August 2017

American High School Diploma Hanover Park Regional High School, East Hanover, NJ, US Graduated: June 2005 with honors Member of the US National Honors Society

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Climate change inspires prestigious Saudi art exhibition

JEDDAH: The seventh 21,39 Jeddah Arts is back in town, addressing the global environmental crisis under the title “I Love You, Urgently.” Based at the Saudi Art Council’s hub in Jeddah, it parades the work of local artisits.

Muhammad Hafiz, vice-chairman of Saudi Art Council, emphasized the importance of art in complementing societies, and how it is now being carried out by the state. He said: “This year we’re supported by the Ministry of Culture, who have kindly reached out to support us.” Maya El Khalil, the curator of “I Love You, Urgently” paid tribute to Frei Otto, the masterful architect who has painstakingly contributed to memorable sights in the Kingdom and has been the inspiration for this year’s concept. “In our part of the world, for the time being, these concerns (sustainability of the environment) aren’t a priority,” she said during the press conference to launch the exhibition.  “It was interesting to see the artists go through a long process of research and study, building their awareness of their surroundings,” she said. Hamza Serafi, head of the curatorial committee at the Saudi Art Council, said that they hoped visitors would be inspired by the works they see. He thanked the curator for choosing Frei Otto, one of the pioneers of biomimicry — the imitation of nature. “With that humane concept, the artists started expressing their feelings about how they see nature; some went into architectural forms, filming, music; it’s really diverse,” he said. Visual artist Marwah Al-Mugait is one of 21 artists who have participated in the main exhibition this year, making her third appearance thanks to the Saudi Art Council. Al-Mugait’s creation can be sensed upon entry to the cavernous venue, where women’s chants can be heard. Upon inspection, behind a lavish white curtain, a video filmed in Riyadh is playing across a curved wall where a group of women come together in self-expression and self-preservation, before they huddle against an ancient tree and embrace it. “This year is exceptional because of the theme; I’m so happy and honored to work with Maya El Khalil, who presented the concept of biomimicry,” Al-Mugait told Arab News.

The exhibition hosts visits from schools organized by the Ministry of Education.

Al-Mugait began to work toward unseen elements to display “multi-layered emotional details” in her work in order to depict the senses rather than what meets the eye. Initially, the Riyadh-based artist felt anxious about applying this new concept to her background in film and performance.  “Throughout my research, I was driven towards the topic of the defense mechanisms of species, plantations and human beings, specifically Mimosa pudica, which closes in on itself whenever a predator is trying to touch it,” she explained. Al-Mugait also drew inspiration from the way bees deal with predators who attack their hive, during which they perform a shimmering wave collectively. As she struggled to translate these mechanical moves into a body language that conveys how humans can defend themselves from inner and outer harm, psychological harm and abuse, she came across Movers in Riyadh, and two of their choreographers helped her shape her performance. Al-Mugait chose 14 female dancers to depict empowered women, two Jamaican-British and 12 Saudis. “I wanted to trace that power which you cannot see with my camera, along with their interaction with nature. That moment when they hug the tree at the end is similar to the one you would get from a mother.” During the first week of 21,39 Jeddah Arts, a forum will be held with talks and panel discussions by the curator El Khalil and the artists of “I Love You, Urgently.” The exhibition is open to the public, and also hosts visits from schools as part of educational trips orchestrated by the Ministry of Education, said Hafiz. The event will run from January 28 to April 18, with further exhibitions taking place besides “I Love You, Urgently,” including “Architecture of Tomorrow: Frei Otto’s Legacy in Saudi Arabia,” which pays tribute to the inspiration behind this year’s theme, and “Sculpting Spaces — Architectural Desert Dwellings for AlUla”. The Saudi Art Council is a non-profit initiative founded in 2014 by a number of art enthusiasts, and has been supportive of local artists and art movements in the Kingdom.

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