Abu Dhabi Art 2025: Enric Ansesa, Sara Alahbabi, Talin Hazbar

Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi 19 - 23 November 2025

Overview

Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi Booth AT11

We often think of excavations as uncovering the past or reaching toward distant futures. In the presentation of Excavations of the Moment, excavation becomes a way of paying close attention to the present. To excavate is to pause, to notice what lies beneath the surface of everyday life. It’s an act of revealing—fragile and strong, hidden and familiar. It’s a way of recognizing memory not just as something we recall, but as something that shapes the spaces we live in.

The works in this exhibition explore how land, silence, memory, and form influence how we exist in the world. Rather than imagining what doesn’t yet exist, these artists focus on what is already here. They invite us to slow down and connect more deeply with the materials and traces that surround us—things that are both fleeting and enduring.

Participating artist:

Enric Ansesa, Sara Alahbabi, Talin Hazbar

Excerpt from curatorial text by Metha Naser Alsaeedi

Works