Noor Riyadh is the first lighting art festival in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The artists turned Riyadh into a gallery without walls and a creative center in the digital age.
This year, 190 creative installations of more than 130 artists from more than 40 countries/regions were exhibited, distributed in five major outdoor art centers: Al Kindi Square, Salam Park, King Abdullah Financial District, Foreign Affairs District and JAX Diriyah
The theme of this exploration is "We dream of a new vision", implying a promising future and the light of dreams. Its purpose is to promote the positive prospects of the current social transformation and dynamic architectural renewal in the Middle East countries.
The festival has set six Guinness world records: "the world's largest celebration of light art on the earth", "the longest distance covered by the laser show", "the largest laser show (coverage area)", "the screen on the largest grid building", "the highest mesh screen on the building" and "the largest number of drones performing in the air dance".
At least 90 works of art this year are new commissioned works, which means that they are specially created for this edition.
