Dune is an installation and video art piece from 2013, inspired by an encounter with a Tuareg man from the Sahara Desert. He expressed how urban environments disoriented him, while the vast, open desert—guided by the stars—was his true home. This encounter sparked the artist’s desire to explore a culture with a radically different relationship to space, time, and nature.

Visually, the work features a massive blue fabric draped across the dunes, evoking the shesh, the indigo headscarf traditionally worn by Tuareg men. The video piece includes moments of Tuareg men removing their shesh, an intimate act symbolizing trust, honor, and reconciliation. Another striking image is the burning blue fabric, representing the struggles of the Tuareg people—caught between climate change, colonial-era borders that disrupted their nomadic way of life, and the challenges of cultural survival.

The Sahara itself plays a central role in the work, offering profound spiritual reflections. With no light pollution, the desert sky reveals the vastness of the cosmos, shifting one’s perspective from human-centered concerns to a universal scale. The silence and the experience of sandstorms further highlight the contrast between Western notions of control over nature and the humility required to live in harmony with such an extreme landscape.