Emirati Artist Omar Al Gurg’s Photography Exhibition in Dubai Captures the Architecture of Nature

Al Gurg comes from a household of photographers and took an curiosity within the medium from an early age. While he thought-about pursuing images as a profession, Al Gurg studied structure as a substitute and works as a product designer along with his personal follow, Modu Method, which is devoted to elevating modular design by means of surprising particulars, shapes, compositions and playful perform.

Photography has turn out to be a way by means of which he expresses himself artistically, however it’s additionally a medium linked to his architectural and design background. “In architecture, to represent your work, you also have to compose an image so that people understand the building,” he says. “It’s very similar to photography, you’re using all of these different elements to be able to produce the best image that’s going to help convey a message to the viewer.”

Installation view, Omar Al Gurg – ‘Everyman’s Mountain’, 31 May to 12 September 2025.Photo by Ismail Noor of Seeing Things. Courtesy of the artist and Lawrie Shabibi

Al Gurg makes fixed references to the landscapes he’s photographed, linking them to cathedrals and different architectural or man-made components. These separate worlds really feel very linked to him and, in some ways, feed into one another: “Even though nature is very fluid, it also is very architectural,” he says, “because architecture, no matter how rigid you try to make it, there’s always going to be some reference to nature, whether it’s the removal or incorporation of it.”

While many could argue that artwork doesn’t have a sensible perform in the identical manner as a bit of product design may, Al Gurg opposes the thought, seeing a direct hyperlink between the 2. “These photos do have a function; their function is to tell a story,” he says. “For me, at least, that function is to be able to give meaning to the mountain and to the people that live off of and around it.” And for many who have not visited it but, a possibility to really feel and dream. @oalgurg; @lawrieshabibi

Omar Al Gurg’s ‘Everyman’s Mountain’ is on view at Lawrie Shabibi from 31 May to 12 September 2025.