New media arts hub Diriyah Art Futures (DAF) opened the doors to its latest exhibition CONTINUUM ’25 which showcases the works of its inaugural cohort of emerging artists and mentors.
Artists, cultural leaders and members of the public made their way to DAF for the opening to explore compelling works spanning a range of cutting-edge technological mediums, including immersive installations, sound and screen-based works, virtual reality, and AI-generated art.
CONTINUUM ’25 marks the first in a new series of exhibitions at DAF, spotlighting diverse voices shaping the future of New Media Art in the region and beyond. The title CONTINUUM reflects the ever-evolving nature of creative inquiry that defines DAF’s groundbreaking Emerging New Media Artists programme.
Aside from the exhibition, the event is complemented by a rich public programme of workshops, talks and other activities spanning AI, VR, and digital photography among others.
The exhibition is open to the public at Diriyah Art Futures and runs until 15th November.
An emergent generation of creatives
CONTINUUM ’25 features artworks produced by 11 emerging artists and two mentors during DAF’s inaugural year-long Emerging New Media Artists programme.
Curated by Irini Papadimitriou, the exhibition explores themes ranging from memory, identity and displacement to climate ecologies, ethics and algorithmic power.
Created under the mentorship of internationally acclaimed artists Anna Ridler, Karen Palmer and Madeline Gannon, the artworks blur the boundaries between the real and the artificial, the human and machine, the organic and synthetic in diverse and compelling ways.
The Emerging New Media Artists featured in CONTINUUM ’25 include: Turki AlQahtani (Saudi Arabia); Khaled Makshoush (Saudi Arabia); Salma Aly (Egypt); Samia Dzaïr (Algeria); Aya Abu Ghazaleh (Jordan); Dhia Dhibi (Tunisia); William Brooks (Wales); Junsoo Kim (South Korea); Youssef El Idrissi (Morocco); Kyle Donald Marais (South Africa); and Mohamed Al Mubarak (Bahrain). The mentor artists participating in the exhibition are Karen Palmer and Anna Ridler.
Developed in collaboration with Le Fresnoy-Studio National des Arts Contemporains in France, the Emerging New Media Artists Programme gives emerging artists access to cutting-edge professional equipment and a production budget, as well as a wide range of multidisciplinary learning opportunities.
