sculptural portals and golden guardians arrive at giza for art d’égypte

Art D’Égypte’s Forever Is Now 06 returns to the Pyramids of Giza

Art D’Égypte’s Forever Is Now 06 has opened at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, bringing eight monumental art installations to the desert plateau surrounding the 4,500-year-old monuments. Now in its sixth edition, the open-air exhibition welcomes international artists whose works draw from ancient Egyptian mythology, traditional craftsmanship, and the geometry of the pyramids themselves.

Giant egg-shaped vessels stand in the sand, reflective sculptures create new passages through the landscape, and golden figures line the approach to the historic site. The exhibition is open to the public through November 28th, 2026.

Rochelle Nembhard’s vessels draw from Egyptian mythology

British-Jamaican artist Rochelle Nembhard presents Celestial Vessels, a constellation of eight enormous egg-shaped forms with deeply textured surfaces. The work draws from the Ogdoad, the eight primordial forces associated with the ancient Egyptian creation story of Hermopolis. Their rounded silhouettes introduce an organic geometry to the plateau, where the sharp triangular profiles of the pyramids have defined the landscape for millennia.

Raphaele Shirley erects glimmering concentric arches

French-American artist Raphaele Shirley explores the relationship between geometry and time with Passage. A succession of concentric arches forms a tunnel that visitors can walk through, with the pyramids visible beyond its opening.

Made using materials including woven palm reeds and copper, the installation references ancient Egyptian cosmology and the cyclical movement of celestial bodies. Its overlapping curves create a shifting perspective as visitors move toward the monuments.

Charlotte Colbert’s mirrored portal frames the pyramids

British-French artist Charlotte Colbert brings a surreal presence to Giza with Possible Landscapes. A monumental stainless-steel arch, crowned by an elaborate eye with a green center, rises against the pyramids.

Its polished surface reflects the desert and surrounding sky, while the eye recalls the ancient Egyptian symbol of Horus. Colbert’s installation explores imagination and perception through reflective sculpture, inviting visitors to move between the physical landscape and the imagined worlds suggested by her forms.

Geoffroy Pithon reinterprets the ancient Egyptian garden

French artist Geoffroy Pithon brings color to the desert with Hortus Pictus, a series of large modular sculptures inspired by the Tree of Life and the gardens of ancient Egyptian mythology. Its vividly painted surfaces create an architectural composition that frames different views of the pyramids, extending the artist’s painting practice into three dimensions.

The installation adds another perspective to Forever Is Now 06, where each contemporary structure changes how visitors encounter the familiar silhouettes of Giza.

Emad Abu Grain builds a passage inspired by the Book of the Dead

Egyptian artist Emad Abu Grain turns to the ancient Book of the Dead for Talisman of Salvation. Constructed from carved stone blocks and thick ropes, the installation evokes a passage shaped by ritual and the pursuit of knowledge.

A suspended network of lines stretches between heavy stone supports, with the pyramids rising in the distance. The work considers the ancient Egyptian understanding of death as a transition, and the role of wisdom in the journey toward eternity.

Jiang Qiong Er lines the desert with twelve golden guardians

Chinese artist and designer Jiang Qiong Er contributes It Is Time to Plant Love, a procession of twelve golden guardian figures inspired by imagery from ancient civilizations. Positioned in two rows, the fantastical creatures reinterpret the ceremonial approach to a sacred site.

The figures draw from Chinese and Egyptian traditions and represent values including peace and wisdom. The installation also commemorates seventy years of diplomatic relations between Egypt and China.

Abdul Rahman Taha draws from a traditional board game

Saudi artist Abdul Rahman Taha introduces an unexpected reference to everyday life with The Gathering. Inspired by the traditional Egyptian board game tawla, the installation transforms its playing pieces into oversized circular sculptures carved from natural stone.

Stacked in contrasting black and white pairs, the forms turn a familiar social game into a monumental composition. Taha, whose artistic practice borrows from architecture and urban environments, considers how simple rituals connect people across generations.

Seçkin Pirim creates a marble passage toward the pyramids

Turkish sculptor Seçkin Pirim presents The King’s Road, a sequence of towering marble columns arranged as a passage toward the pyramids. The installation takes inspiration from ancient Egyptian routes that once connected quarries and temples.

Carved from Egyptian marble, the vertical forms establish a rhythm of light and shadow, directing visitors’ movement and their view of the historic monuments beyond.

project info:

exhibition: Forever Is Now 06
organizer: Art D’Égypte | @artdegypte

location: Pyramids of Giza, Egypt

founder: Nadine Abdel Ghaffar
dates: November 8th – 28th, 2026
participating artists: Rochelle Nembhard, Raphaele Shirley, Charlotte Colbert, Emad Abu Grain, Jiang Qiong Er, Abdul Rahman Taha, Seçkin Pirim, Geoffroy Pithon