The eighth Mujassam Watan Urban Sculpture Challenge has officially announced its six winning projects, selected from a massive pool of 320 submissions representing 64 different countries. The winning works are slated for installation at two specific public-art sites located in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province.
The competition, which features a total prize fund of €50,000, awarded first, second, and third place prizes for both the Salwa Road and Tharwa Sea Front locations. The selected winning projects include "Cloud of Pearl," "Gateway Of Strata: From the Sand, We Forge Tomorrow," "The Navigator," "Hidden Pearl," "The Blue Threshold," and "The Waiting Shore."
The list of recognized winners includes Mathieu Henri Pierre Nouhen, Frederic Gapinski, Penghui Zhang, Hengxuan He, Telmen Bayasgalan, Andrea Baldo, Pouria Babakhani, Raniya Mohammed A Al Mughyirah, Abdulrahman Saleh Abdullah Lahmdi, and Mohamed Salah.
This announcement marks a significant milestone for the urban sculpture initiative, as the chosen designs will now move forward to transform the public art landscape within the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.