Ruptures in the Fabric of Culture As I stood before Dana Awartani's installation at the Venice Biennale, I felt a jolt of recognition.
The 29,000 handmade clay bricks covering the floor of Saudi Arabia's pavilion seemed to shimmer and tremble, like the earth itself was being reshaped by some unseen force.
It was as if the artist had captured the essence of destruction – not just physical devastation, but also the erasure of cultural heritage and the silencing of history.