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.



Santorini Seismic Activity Down But Schools Stay Shuttered

A tourist takes a photo at the village of Oia, as the seismic activity continues, on the island of Santorini, Greece, February 22, 2025. REUTERS/Nicolas Economou
A tourist takes a photo at the village of Oia, as the seismic activity continues, on the island of Santorini, Greece, February 22, 2025. REUTERS/Nicolas Economou
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Santorini Seismic Activity Down But Schools Stay Shuttered

A tourist takes a photo at the village of Oia, as the seismic activity continues, on the island of Santorini, Greece, February 22, 2025. REUTERS/Nicolas Economou
A tourist takes a photo at the village of Oia, as the seismic activity continues, on the island of Santorini, Greece, February 22, 2025. REUTERS/Nicolas Economou

Seismic activity on the Aegean Sea hotspot of Santorini has been "decreasing" over recent days but schools will remain closed for another week, according to authorities on the Greek island.

Thousands of earthquakes, mainly of a low magnitude, have been recorded between Santorini and Amorgos, islands in the Cyclades group southeast of the Greek mainland. They have yet to cause either casualties or significant damage but have worried authorities and residents.

"Seismic activity in the maritime region between Thira (Santorini) and Amorgos is decreasing," the ministry of civil protection said in a press release late Saturday following a meeting with the national commission of seismologists.

According to AFP, the ministry attributed the activity to a combination of tectonic movement and deep magmatic activity.

The region has not experienced a phenomenon of such magnitude since records began in 1964, experts say.

Located where the African and Anatolian tectonic plates converge, the Aegean Sea is often hit by earthquakes.

Known for its spectacular volcanic caldera, a large depression that forms when a volcano erupts and collapses, Santorini is also part of a volcanic arc with two underwater volcanoes near to its coast, Nea Kameni and Kolumbo, which last erupted in 1950 and 1650 respectively.

Authorities put the level of seismic activity inside the caldera as similar to recent days, noting a decrease in the rate of local ground deformation.

The ministry aid preventative measures would remain in force, urging residents to be alert to the risk of landslides.

Schools will meantime remain closed until Friday on Santorini and the nearby islands of Ios, Anafi and Amorgos while a ministerial assessment meeting will be held Thursday.

Authorities declared a state of emergency in Santorini and Amorgos at the start of February for a month, with schools closing while a majority of Santorini residents elected to leave the island, which saw 3.4 million visitors in 2023, leading to complaints of over-tourism.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis recently announced a support package for local businesses and workers on the island, one of Greece's most popular tourism destinations.