معرض «ابحث عني بين الضباب» في الرياض... حول البيئة والإنسان

العمل التركيبي «منطق الشجر» للفنان محمد الفرج (الشرق الأوسط)
العمل التركيبي «منطق الشجر» للفنان محمد الفرج (الشرق الأوسط)
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معرض «ابحث عني بين الضباب» في الرياض... حول البيئة والإنسان

العمل التركيبي «منطق الشجر» للفنان محمد الفرج (الشرق الأوسط)
العمل التركيبي «منطق الشجر» للفنان محمد الفرج (الشرق الأوسط)

يجمع العمل الفني التركيبي «منطق الشجر» العديد من الآثار والأضرار التي تسببت فيها الحرائق المدمرة، ومنها تضرر مساحات واسعة من الغابات والمتنزهات الوطنية الجبلية في أبها عام 2021، العمل للفنان محمد الفرج الذي يقدمه في شكل تأبين شعري وفني للمساحات الخضراء التي تآكلت، وأسفرت عن أرض متفحمة وأعواد يكسوها السواد وسماء ملبدة بالدخان.
يخوض الفرج وتسعة فنانين سعوديين رحلة تأملية للبحث عن المعنى، ومراقبة الأراضي الخضراء والحدائق والغناء في منطقة عسير جنوب السعودية، وهي تستعيد عافيتها بعد الكارثة البيئية، وذلك في النسخة الثانية من المعرض الفني «ابحث عنّي بين الضباب» الذي تنظمه هيئة الفنون البصرية في حي جاكس الدرعية، ويشارك من خلاله الفنانون في تخيل مدينة مستقبلية تحتفظ بحيويتها الطبيعية ومزاياها البيئية، والبحث في تاريخ الإنسان ونمط علاقته مع المحيط الطبيعي من حوله.


لقطة من «عظام وكل شيء»

وبمساعدة المجتمع المحلي، استخدم الفرج فروعاً متفحمة وجذوعاً من أشجار العرعر، لإنشاء نسخ مقلدة من الغابات التي أتت عليها النار، ونظمها فيما يشبه شكل الجثة الهامدة، مصنوعة من الخشب المحترق، ويقدم العمل التركيبي نوعاً من الإنصات إلى نحيب الغابة المدمرة، ودعوة للاقتراب من أغصانها الممددة على الأرض.
ويشارك الفنان أيمن زيداني، بعمله «العودة للأرض»، مستخدماً خريطة رقمية، يسلط من خلالها الضوء على عودة الحياة إلى الغابات المحترقة مؤخراً، وينسج زيداني في عمله الرقمي عناصر مختلفة، من بينها شجرة في وسط قرية عمرها 1400 سنة، نجت من الحريق ولعبت دوراً حيوياً في صمود المكان واستئناف الحياة فيه من جديد. يحتفي عمل زيداني بعودة الغطاء النباتي إلى تلك الغابات، ويفحص إحساس القربى ووشائج العلاقة بين أهالي عسير وآخر الغابات المتبقية في المنطقة.


من الأعمال المشاركة في معرض «ابحث عني بين الضباب» في حي جاكس الدرعية بالرياض (الشرق الأوسط)

من جهتها، حاولت الفنانة ريم الناصر، أن توظف شجرة العرعر، وتكدس بقايا الخشب المحترق من مخلفات الجائحة، في نوافذ زرقاء تشبه نوافذ البيوت والإطلالات المنزلية، في محاولة لإشراك الجمهور في طقوس إعادة الحياة والمصالحة، وتستند أعمال الناصر عامة إلى التجارب الشخصية وقراءة التغيير الثقافي في محيطها، وتتميز أعمالها التركيبية بمخاطبة الحواس، وتأمل التوتر الناجم عن التعقيدات داخل الموضوعات.
تتوسع النسخة الثانية من معرض «ابحث عني بين الضباب»، ليأخذ في الاعتبار الخصوصية البيئية والطبوغرافية لمدينة أبها، وينظم لقاءات تأملية وحوارية بمشاركة مجموعة من الفنانين وعلى مدى ثلاثة أسابيع، من شأنها أن تثير أسئلة حول الموقف الفردي والمسؤولية الجماعية في رعاية البيئة واستدامتها بوصفها إرثاً كونياً ووطناً للمستقبل.



Tunisia’s Miserable Run Continues After Botswana Draw in AFCON Qualifiers

Tunisia's Montassar Talibi (R) fights for the ball with player of Botswana's Thero Setsile (L) during the CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifying Group H match between Tunisia and Botswana in Tunis, Tunisia, 28 September 2026. (EPA)
Tunisia's Montassar Talibi (R) fights for the ball with player of Botswana's Thero Setsile (L) during the CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifying Group H match between Tunisia and Botswana in Tunis, Tunisia, 28 September 2026. (EPA)
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Tunisia’s Miserable Run Continues After Botswana Draw in AFCON Qualifiers

Tunisia's Montassar Talibi (R) fights for the ball with player of Botswana's Thero Setsile (L) during the CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifying Group H match between Tunisia and Botswana in Tunis, Tunisia, 28 September 2026. (EPA)
Tunisia's Montassar Talibi (R) fights for the ball with player of Botswana's Thero Setsile (L) during the CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifying Group H match between Tunisia and Botswana in Tunis, Tunisia, 28 September 2026. (EPA)

Tunisia’s poor ‌form continued as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Botswana in their Africa Cup of Nations Group H qualifier in Rades on Monday, extending their winless run to eight games.

It is a second successive draw for the North African side at the start of the continental qualifiers having been held to a 1-1 home draw by Uganda on Thursday.

Botswana lead the pool with two points from as many matches, the same as Tunisia, while Libya and Uganda have a point ‌each. They ‌meet in Hoima on Tuesday.

Thatayaone Kgamanyane put ‌Botswana ⁠ahead on 37 ⁠minutes but two goals from Hazem Mastouri either side of halftime turned the fixture in the favor of the hosts.

But Tunisia were denied victory when Lebogang Ditsele equalized for Botswana on the hour mark and the sparse home crowd left disappointed once again.

Yoane Wissa was on target as the Democratic Republic of ⁠Congo claimed a 2-1 win over Zimbabwe ‌in Harare to move top of ‌Group E with a full haul of six points.

Wissa opened the ‌scoring before turning provider for Samuel Moutoussamy to net a ‌second on the stroke of halftime. Marshall Munetsi scored his third goal in two games late on for the hosts, but the Congolese hung on for the win.

Equatorial Guinea defeated Sierra Leone 1-0 ‌in the other match in the group thanks to a strike from Spanish-born forward Loren Zuniga ⁠inside the ⁠first minute in neutral Yaounde.

DR Congo head Group E with six points from their two games, followed by Zimbabwe and Equatorial Guinea with three each, while Sierra Leone are yet to get off the mark.

Burkina Faso moved to the top of Group F as they defeated Central African Republic 1-0 in neutral Casablanca.

RB Salzburg teenager Aboubacar Camara scored the only goal of the game on the hour-mark in his second appearance for the senior national team.

The top two nations in each pool qualify for the 24-team continental finals that will be staged in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania from June 19 to July 17 next year.


Celine Dion Wows Paris Fashion Week with Surprise Gig

 Celine Dion performs during a public show named "Express Your Worth", organized by French cosmetics group L'Oreal at Place Joffre during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, September 28, 2026. (Reuters)
Celine Dion performs during a public show named "Express Your Worth", organized by French cosmetics group L'Oreal at Place Joffre during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, September 28, 2026. (Reuters)
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Celine Dion Wows Paris Fashion Week with Surprise Gig

 Celine Dion performs during a public show named "Express Your Worth", organized by French cosmetics group L'Oreal at Place Joffre during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, September 28, 2026. (Reuters)
Celine Dion performs during a public show named "Express Your Worth", organized by French cosmetics group L'Oreal at Place Joffre during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, September 28, 2026. (Reuters)

Celine Dion kicked off Paris Fashion Week in style on Monday, stepping onto the catwalk beneath the Eiffel Tower and belting out "I'm Alive" to a delighted crowd in a surprise performance.

The Canadian superstar took to the runway at the end of L'Oreal's annual show, emerging in a sleek black gown to rapturous applause at one of the fashion calendar's most glamorous openings.

Smiling with her hair loose, the singer performed her 2002 hit before being joined by a star-studded cast of L'Oreal ambassadors including Viola Davis, Simone Ashley, Aja Naomi King and Eva Longoria.

The Quebec-born star recently launched a much-publicized return to the stage with a 26-show run in the French capital, with 16 set for September and October and a further 10 planned for May 2027.

Paris Fashion Week, dedicated to women's spring-summer collections, runs until October 6.

With Dior, Tom Ford, Schiaparelli and Givenchy still to unveil their latest creations, Dion could yet be spotted in the front row of some of the season's biggest shows.


Olise Wonder Strike Gives Zidane’s France Win in Belgium

 France's midfielder #11 Michael Olise celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the UEFA Nations League Group A1 football match between Belgium and France at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels on September 28, 2026. (AFP)
France's midfielder #11 Michael Olise celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the UEFA Nations League Group A1 football match between Belgium and France at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels on September 28, 2026. (AFP)
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Olise Wonder Strike Gives Zidane’s France Win in Belgium

 France's midfielder #11 Michael Olise celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the UEFA Nations League Group A1 football match between Belgium and France at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels on September 28, 2026. (AFP)
France's midfielder #11 Michael Olise celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the UEFA Nations League Group A1 football match between Belgium and France at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels on September 28, 2026. (AFP)

Michael Olise's magnificent late strike gave France a 1-0 victory in Belgium in the UEFA Nations League on Monday as Zinedine Zidane made it two wins out of two since being named coach.

Bayern Munich star Olise, who was one of the outstanding players at the World Cup in which France reached the semi-finals, came off the bench late on with the game in Brussels goalless, and set off from inside his own half to score the winner in the 88th minute.

"He is a pure talent and he loves to just play. You can see it. He feels the game. I am pleased to be at his side," Zidane, who sprinted down the touchline and booted a ball to celebrate the goal, told broadcaster TF1.

The win follows a 1-0 success away to Turkey last Friday in Zidane's first game at the helm after succeeding Didier Deschamps as coach following the World Cup.

France are therefore top of Nations League Group A1 with six points, three points ahead of Belgium and Italy, who won 4-1 in Türkiye on Monday.

Les Bleus play host to Italy next at the Stade de France on Friday on what will be Zidane's homecoming. France will then entertain Belgium next Monday.

"We need a rest now. We have done a lot of travelling and not much training or resting," said Zidane.

"We were really good in every department. Against a really good Belgium side who made us suffer we held out, we played really well, and we were brave.

"We had some difficulties in the second half at times but that was to be expected with all the changes we made. I think we dominated the game. Overall we deserved to win and we got the goal towards the end."

- Mbappe missing, Jacquet debut -

Zidane was without captain Kylian Mbappe here with the Real Madrid striker having returned to his club for treatment after injuring his left knee while scoring the winner against Türkiye.

The French line-up at the King Baudouin Stadium showed nine changes, with goalkeeper Mike Maignan and Chelsea defender Maxence Lacroix the only players to keep their places.

There were notably debuts in defense for Liverpool's Jeremy Jacquet, in midfield for Lucas Da Cunha of Como in Italy, and in attack for Esteban Lepaul of Rennes, the top scorer in France's Ligue 1 last season.

Belgium, in contrast, made only two changes to the team that started last Friday's 2-0 win in Italy for what was new coach Mark van Bommel's home bow.

France had the better of the chances with Paris Saint-Germain's Desire Doue cracking a shot off the bar in the first half and Da Cunha striking the post early in the second half.

But the contest was heading to an unremarkable goalless conclusion until Olise intervened, having been sent on in the 77th minute in place of Liverpool winger Bradley Barcola.

The London-born player collected possession inside his own half and advanced all the way to the edge of the Belgian box before curling a shot beyond the reach of Senne Lammens into the bottom-left corner of the net.