Burn It!

Staged in a domestic setting in Saudi Arabia, Burn It! references the spontaneous uprisings that erupted across the Arab world in 2010–12. An ersatz inferno made from tyres, lights, fans and fabric, the work ‘burns’ without real fire and is later dismantled. Originally conceived in 2011, it was not shown until 2020 and existed only as a private photographic record, reflecting how protest can be slow and collective rather than sudden. The work, staged for documentation, echoes the media circulation of protest images.