Wadi AlFann Hosts James Turrell at AlUla Arts Festival 2025

The exhibition will present four key works from the Royal Commission for AlUla and private art collections - Photo by SPA
The exhibition will present four key works from the Royal Commission for AlUla and private art collections - Photo by SPA
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Wadi AlFann Hosts James Turrell at AlUla Arts Festival 2025

The exhibition will present four key works from the Royal Commission for AlUla and private art collections - Photo by SPA
The exhibition will present four key works from the Royal Commission for AlUla and private art collections - Photo by SPA

As part of the AlUla Arts Festival 2025, Wadi AlFann hosts international artist James Turrell in a pre-opening program designed to engage both local and international audiences in the artistic practices of participating artists. This initiative serves as a prelude to the major artworks that the Wadi will showcase in the future.
Turrell’s participation includes a special exhibition in the AlJadidah Arts District, offering a comprehensive vision of the artistic project he will create in Wadi AlFann.

The project will feature a series of massive chambers alongside three of his early works, which provide profound reflections on the concept of perception, SPA reported.
The exhibition will present four key works from the Royal Commission for AlUla and private art collections, highlighting Turrell’s mastery of light as a medium. It offers a rare opportunity to witness one of his earliest works alongside one of his latest works.



Giant Sinkhole Unearths Forgotten Cave Mystery

Giant sinkhole swallows up part of a road in Surrey - EPA
Giant sinkhole swallows up part of a road in Surrey - EPA
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Giant Sinkhole Unearths Forgotten Cave Mystery

Giant sinkhole swallows up part of a road in Surrey - EPA
Giant sinkhole swallows up part of a road in Surrey - EPA

When a giant sinkhole swallowed up part of a road in Surrey it caused homes to be evacuated and left some residents "terrified".

But the hole in Godstone has also led many to question whether stories of a mysterious labyrinth of disused caves and quarries beneath the surface are to blame, BBC reported.

Peter Burgess, of the Wealden Cave and Mining Society, is an expert on the underground caves and crevices in and around Godstone.

He has been advising Surrey County Council on the risks posed by these long-forgotten caverns.

"The problem with the caves is they were all dug well before the days when such things had to be properly recorded," Burgess said.

"So once they were closed and abandoned, memories went and people forgot where they were – and that's why they cause a problem today.

"Because when they manifest themselves, people know they're around, but they don't know where they're going to pop up next."

"The caves in Godstone were dug for a very high-quality sand, it's called silver sand. It was dug for a variety of purposes – glassmaking, a lot of it went into horticulture and gardening, especially in the Victorian times," he said.

"Most of the underground workings closed by about 1900, and then the industry moved on to open casting, big open pits, which we can still see today."

On if caves could have caused the sinkhole, he said: "It's possible."

"We're not experts in what causes such things. That's down to the geologists and ground engineers.

"We're seen as a source of information on locations and where places might be should there be any other locations at risk. Sadly, in the village here, there's very little on record.

"Most of the sites are either unsurveyed or lost or collapsed or filled in."