Artworks

100 Found Objects

Mecca is timeless and ever-changing. The city – symbolic, physical – exists in a rapidly transforming social, urban and political context. Its identity is reconfigured and its history obscured. As its urban reality shifts, so too its status and significance for the global community of Muslims.

Collected over many years, these 100 objects tell the story of a place. Each artefact connects with memories, ideas, symbols, histories. In an attempt to get close to the reality of the place, each piece becomes a voice.

1. The Black Stone

1. The Black Stone

2. Ashraf

2. Ashraf

3. View Master I

3. View Master I

4 View Master Stereoscope III 100 found0pjects

4. View-Master II

5. View Master III

5. View Master III

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6. Rose Windows

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7. Zam Zam Cola

8. Mirror of the two sacred places (Mirāt al-haramain)

9. Mahmel

10. Stone Symbols

11. The Guide’s Whistle

12. The Red Brick

13. National Geographic Magazines

14. Al Bilad newspaper

15. Ghee made in Makkah

16. The Miqat Compass

17. The Pocket Watch

18. Mecca Money

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19. (Papers of) the three water carriers

20. Door sign

21. Red Wax Film Reel

22. Planes to Mecca

23. Red to Green

Page24 Family Album

24. Ava’s Album

25. Ka’aki Cola

26. The Green Thread

27. Ihram

28. The Mezmar Stick

29. Arnob

30. The Pilgrim’s Pass

31. The Road to Mecca

32. Names of the city

Page32 A

32A. Telfax Communication directory

Page32 B

32B. Automatic Telephone Directory

33. Postcards from Arabia

34. Token of a journey

35. The History of Mecca by Muhammad Taahir al-Kurdi al-Makki

36. Ain Zubaidah

37. The Fort of Jiyad

38. Foldable Cities

39. Milakak

40. The Militant Revival

41. The agent’s log book

42. The Motawif’s Papers

43. The Wooden Shutter

44. Hamza Shehata Recordings

45. The Fasting Box

46. The Club

47. The Aramco Photograph

48. Muslim World League

49. Mecca to Makkah

50. The Day, The Year

51. The Medal

52. Abdelrahmen Maklouf

53. Map

54. Pilot’s log book

55. Decoration for door to the Grand Mosque

56. The Speaker

57. Mini TV

58. Holy City of Mecca Logo

59. Wheels of Fortune

Page59 A

59A. Nivea

60.The Seven Sisters (Stones from Stoning the Devil)

61. Rattling Zam Zam

62. Muttawiffy Hajjaj

Page63 Al Beik

63. Al Baik

64. The Jassis (Promotion for a Wedding Singer)

65. Embers of Al Holaif

66. Misbaha Tawaf

67. Undercurrents

68. Al-Musawar, 1987

69. The tobacco and the painted matchbox

70. The Pilgrim’s Gifts

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70. The Pilgrim’s Gifts

71. The inquisitor

72. Desert of Pharan (slide)

73. Mini-Market log Book

74. Bin Laden Group Promotion Kit

75. The Noble Recorders

76. Scent of the Black Stone

77. Sobia

78. Cold cement

79. Superman

80. Scissors and hair

81. The Certificate

82 SNOUCKS MECCA

82. Snouck's Mecca (Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje)

83. Welcome

84. Zanoba

85. Access Card

86. The glutton

87. Babel’s List

88. (Praying) From the Hilton up

89. Sana Makhi Tree

90. Miswak

91. Mecca Ommammh

92. Mecca Newspaper

93. Constructing Mecca

94. Cristy, Lee, Ahmed, Luca and Mo

95. Dystopian Army

96. King Kong

97. Living below ground (Plans for Mecca)

98. I, Motawif

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99. Snapchat

100. DISARM