MACHAS

Kaz Shirane x Noor Riyadh 2022

After exhibiting twice at the Sharjah Islamic Arts Festival in UAE, Kaz Shirane returns to the Middle East with a stunning artwork unveiled on the occasion of the Noor Riyadh Festival 2022.

The renowned citywide festival of light welcomed Shirane and a group of selected international and local artists to reflect on the theme “We Dream of New Horizons”.

The Machas Japanese artist presented “Mirage”, an immersive piece exploring our relationship to space and reality. With this installation, made of polished stainless steel, Shirane uses mirrored surfaces’ mysterious and fascinating nature to reveal what is beyond the viewer’s perception. Objects and people are projected and transformed while enchanting lighting effects immerse the audience into a new dimension like any they’ve seen before.

“With this installation, I aim to reveal the unknown, invisible world using the power of mirrors. This artwork is similar to a mirage that appears on the desert’s horizon - a mysterious natural phenomenon caused by the refraction of light.”

Manifesting the mystery of perception, Shirane’s artwork becomes a mirage on the desert’s horizon, confirming Riyadh as the perfect home for his installation.

“Mirage” will be on view until 19th November 2022.

See more of Kaz Shirane’s work here.