The Resonant Shell
24 Nov – 19 Mar
Overview
The Resonant Shell (الصدفة) was an immersive art experience commissioned especially for the AlUla Wellness Festival. Part sculpture and architecture, part soundscape and meditative space, this work offered a transformative experience – bringing the visitor’s awareness into a holistic awareness of the moment.
Free and open to all, The Resonant Shell was a must-visit experience located within the AlUla Oasis, near to Oasis Square in AlJadidah.
Free and open to all, The Resonant Shell was a must-visit experience located within the AlUla Oasis, near to Oasis Square in AlJadidah.
The Concept
This site-specific installation offered visitors a mini-retreat, a connected physical and spiritual experience, and a moment of deep resonance with AlUla’s extraordinary landscapes. Nestled within the AlUla Oasis, guests found a tower of mudbrick and fabric connecting the ground and sky.
From a spiralling staircase entering a space of acoustic isolation, visitors could find meditative silence with artistic sound works inspired by AlUla - activated by a human's presence at its core.
Open daily, The Resonant Shell could be visited as a singular experience or combined with new learnings from the classes and talks at the nearby Five Senses Sanctuary.
From a spiralling staircase entering a space of acoustic isolation, visitors could find meditative silence with artistic sound works inspired by AlUla - activated by a human's presence at its core.
Open daily, The Resonant Shell could be visited as a singular experience or combined with new learnings from the classes and talks at the nearby Five Senses Sanctuary.
Design by Nathalie Harb, Gabriele Pascolini and Alex Tzortzis de Paz
Sound Conception and Composition by Youmna Saba
Acoustic Consultancy by Fouad Bechwati
Sound Recordings by Anthony Sahyoun
Project management by Gabriele Pascolini
Visual identity by Lama Zouein
