"Asociated with Gulf Futurism, a movement of artists commenting on the accelerationist state of the Arabian Peninsula, Monira Al Qadiri creates work that addresses the tension between natural ecosystems and high technologies. Scored by her sister Fatima, her new video installation is set in the alien landscape of the Oman desert, chasing meteors, pearls and petroleum."

"Since Sophia Al-Maria first coined the term some years ago, I think Gulf Futurism has widened and come to encompass a lot of new ideas emerging from the Gulf region, which is interesting because it gave a conceptual framework to categorize and define this loose movement. In terms of the origins of futurism as a concept, the group that started it—Italian Futurists—had quite harsh fascistic tendencies, so in my view, Gulf Futurism is also a depiction of this outer gaze onto the current non-democratic state of the Gulf itself. They are the futurists, not us. Through our work, we exaggerate their madness and lust for power, destruction and ecological disaster, in a way that is both critical and reflective."

"Asociated with Gulf Futurism, a movement of artists commenting on the accelerationist state of the Arabian Peninsula, Monira Al Qadiri creates work that address…"