Ithra brings together 28 Saudi artists for an immersive journey through rooms, rituals, and objects that shaped domestic life across the Kingdom.
Saudi Arabia is rapidly reinventing itself, yet its cultural heartbeat remains close to home. Ithra’s new exhibition, Echoes of the Familiar, looks inward to celebrate the spaces and stories that define everyday life. Curated by Gaida AlMogren, the show unites 28 Saudi artists who each consider one intimate theme, “home.” Rather than a single narrative, the exhibition creates a constellation of personal histories that speak to shared memory and national identity.
Visitors are guided through a series of domestic environments that unfold like chapters in a family album. The route moves from The Building to The Living Room and The Kitchen, then into The Hallway of Memories, The Bedroom, and The People of the Home. Each room has been reimagined as an immersive installation, inviting you to slow down, look closely, and consider how familiar settings shape who we are. Echoes of the Familiar focuses on “objects and rituals” that defined Saudi domestic life through the twentieth century.
The exhibition is designed as a multisensory encounter that blends Saudi pop culture with heritage. Texture meets storytelling, and nostalgia meets contemporary technique. A strong lineup of leading voices in Saudi contemporary art anchors the show, including Ahmed Mater, Filwa Nazer, Alaa Tarabzooni, Arwa Al Neami, Dania AlSaleh, and Rashed AlShashai, among others. Each artist takes a different path to the same idea, interpreting “home” through architecture, material culture, memory, or the gestures of daily life.
Echoes of the Familiar is both personal and universal. If stepping back into your childhood living room ever sparked a rush of memory, this exhibition will feel close to the heart. It is an invitation to reflect on the rooms that raised us, the objects that kept us company, and the rituals that quietly shaped a culture. Whether you are an art lover, a culture enthusiast, or simply curious about the stories behind Saudi life, this is a show worth seeing.
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