Episode Synopsis "Episode 5: Artists Superflex and El Seed send love and engagement to Saudi Arabia"

Neville Wakefield introduces two artists from outside of Saudi Arabia who chose in different ways to send messages, one about collective action, the other of romantic love. Bjørn-Stjerne Christiansen of the Danish collective Superflex explains why they brought their three-person swing set, One Two Three Swing! to AlUla: “Together we can challenge any power structure,” he says, adding that participatory artwork is unusual in Saudi Arabia. Dubai-based, French-Tunisian artist El Seed created a dome of letters taken from a 7th century poem. “A love story is beyond what I could do as a political act”, he says.

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