DESCRIPTION “When you are fascinated by something, you see it in everything. My fascination with the many civilisations of Egypt has made me see them as one entity, each reflecting the other. From another visual dimension, I see them completely intertwined, no matter how different…

DESCRIPTION he beloved Goddess Hathor embodies all that is universally feminine—beauty, love, fertility, music, dancing and pleasure. Loved equally by all women and men, she was the counterpart of the Sun God Ra and the Sky God Horus and honoured as the symbolic mother of…

DESCRIPTION Camoulflage is a portmanteau, a combination of the words ‘camel’ and ‘camouflage’, inspired by the history and legacy of the camel in the region and the way the animals blend with the desert dunes. The installation strikes the audience as a desert scene from…

DESCRIPTION There is a strong relationship at the Giza Plateau between the human body and the space itself, where human beings stand in connection to nature and the cosmos—and it is TIME that connects everything at this specific location. I designed the layout of a…

DESCRIPTION The site-specific installation Portal of Light by Emilio Ferro explores the imagery of ancient Egypt, contemplating the themes of threshold—as a bridge between the world of the living and the dead—and of light as it relates to the sun worship deities such as Isis…

DESCRIPTION Jwan Yosef’s site-specific contribution to Forever Is Now .02 considers the ancient pyramids’ role as conduits to eternity and the everyday wonders of the environment. Yosef sees the Sahara’s terrain as far from barren and focuses on the desert as a source of vitality,…

DESCRIPTION Body That Rises is a 7m-high sculpture built from 74 wood beams stacked to form a rising, square grid. As artist João Trevisan explains, “The piece is designed for the Giza plateau, and I’d like viewers to imagine that the shape echoes the framework…

DESCRIPTION Not built to navigate earthly waters, the sun boat, or solar barque, was carefully constructed to carry the soul of the pharaoh and the justified through to the heavens. It was the vessel gliding between two worlds, able to pass through the liminal space…

DESCRIPTION The work counterbalances expressions of geometric form and measure that are aligned to celestial points and stellar horizons, creating a kind of optical clockwork that reveals itself in an ever-shifting paradigm of illuminated planes. It interfaces between the viewer and the cosmos, with shapes…

DESCRIPTION A theme in my sculpture for many years was inspired by the Tombs of the Apis Bulls at Saqqara. These massive monolithic granite boxes fitted in with my ‘minimalist’ aesthetic, however, their power was layered with highly evocative meaning. Contemporary industrial processing enabled me,…

DESCRIPTION Saudi archaeologists discovered a hieroglyphic inscription belonging to King Ramses III, one of the kings of ancient Egypt, in the Zaydania area of Tayma Governorate in northern Saudi Arabia. This inscription is the first hieroglyphic inscription found in the Arabian Peninsula; it is on…

ABOUT THE ARTIST Pilar Zeta is an Argentinian-born artist currently based in Mexico City. A multifaceted artistic talent, her creative endeavours range from creating monumental installations and mixed media artworks to crafting iconic album artwork and directing music videos and live performances. Her works seamlessly…