ArtDayME - ATHR Gallery is presenting Syntax of the Ever-Changing, a solo exhibition by Saudi artist Abdullah Al Othman, curated by Rotana Shaker and Ahmed Alaqra, at JAX District in Diriyah. The exhibition, described as one of Al Othman’s most anticipated solo presentations to date, remains on view through August 20, 2026.

Through sculpture, assemblage, photography, archival imagery, and found materials, Al Othman constructs a visual language shaped by the evolving architecture and material memory of the city.

Drawing from observation and archival fragments, the artist engages with the vocabulary of the built environment—an urban landscape in a constant state of expansion, accumulation, and transformation. By recombining textures, surfaces, colors, and industrial materials, he develops new visual syntaxes that seek to articulate what words alone cannot contain.

Through layering, recomposition, and juxtaposition, Al Othman creates speculative environments where memory, architecture, and time intersect. Within this evolving vocabulary, materials become carriers of accumulated histories, embodying traces of labor, function, adaptation, and use while revealing an ongoing process of becoming