Commissioned by Diriyah Biennale Foundation Sultan bin Fahad b 1971 Riyadh Saudi Arabia is an artist who often works with found objects and memorabilia reimagining and reinterpreting them and the stories they tellIn Holy Land he celebrates the souvenirs and other wares that were once sold by merchants to pilgrims in the two holy cities of Makkah al Mukarramah and Al Madinah alMunawarrah These thermos flasks prayer mats bottles and tins all decorated in the style of their countries of origin represent vestiges of an economy now extinct Bin Fahad has selected images found on them minarets palm trees blooming roses pomegranates and figs and transformed them into a garden of love and joy Visitors must find their own path through this grove of gleaming treasures in an otherworldly environment of mirror tiles and light emerging from this fantastical space we see the original objects in yet another new way this time in the pristine environment of a museum showcase These humble items have been transformed into precious keepsakes of the Hajj manifesting the place of Makkah in the imagination of Muslims all over the world and the love they hold for the city whether they have ever seen it