2026Galvanised steel, fibreglass, paint, Astroturf80 metres diameter

Roudhah Al Mazrouei’s practice explores cultural memory and ecological heritage through forms rooted in the landscapes and traditions of the Emirates. Tassa (2026) reimagines the traditional Emirati gold headpiece as a monumental public landscape. Drawing on heirloom jewellery passed down generations, the work transforms its cascading chains, curved forms, and ornamental details into an immersive environment that unfolds across an Al Ain roundabout. Rather than preserving these forms as static symbols of heritage, the sculpture invites a renewed encounter through scale, movement, and play. Developed through conversations and workshops with children, Tassa embraces imagination as a form of cultural continuity, allowing inherited traditions to evolve through new ways of seeing. The work proposes heritage as something lived, shared, and continually reimagined.