Zahrah Alghamdi
Desert X AlUla · 2020

Glimpses of the Past

A river of open tin containers winds across the sand. Mirrors catch the sky and cliffs; five earth colors recall AlUla’s agricultural history. Walk beside its branching channels and explore the changing light.

WASD / arrows to walk · drag to look
Touch: move on the left · look on the right

An independent interpretation of Zahrah Alghamdi’s Glimpses of the Past, Desert X AlUla, 2020. Terrain and arrangement are approximate. Ambient color is an optional lighting study.
Desert X photographs and context ↗

A little orientation

WASD / arrows: Walk through the space
Shift: Walk faster
Drag: Look around. Double-click the scene to lock the pointer; Escape releases it.
Touch: Drag the left half to move, the right half to look.
E: Cycle between the approach, tributary and distant bank.
H / F: Help / fullscreen

Walk along the sandy banks of the tin river. Use the daylight slider or presets to change the sun. Arrow keys adjust the slider when it is focused; click the scene to resume walking. Times are an artistic lighting study, not a solar simulation.