This year’s Commissions programme at Art Dubai 2025 explores transformation, liberation and the relationship between body, material and nature.

The programme will feature works by Héctor Zamora, a renowned Mexican artist celebrated for his site-specific interventions, and will include sculptural works that will combine geometric forms with organic movement and two performances (described by the artist as ‘performative group actions’) that involve performers interacting with terracotta objects.

By engaging with terracotta objects, both the sculptural works and performances will elevate clay vessels as powerful symbols of life, renewal and transformation. The added ritual dimension of the performances hope to offer further reflection on human culture and social and natural dynamics.

Performances at Art Dubai will be complemented by a site-specific installation by the artist at Alserkal Avenue. This marks the start of a new multi-year partnership between the two organisations, co-commissioning artists whose practices are rooted in performance.

Héctor Zamora

Time: 8:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Location: Auditorium, Art Dubai