Reem bint Mohammed Al Saud, also known as Reem Al Faisal, is a Saudi Arabian photographer and gallery owner, who lives in

Jeddah Jeddah ( ), also spelled Jedda, Jiddah or Jidda ( ; ar, , Jidda, ), is a city in the Hejaz region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the country's commercial center. Established in the 6th century BC as a fishing village, Jeddah's pro ...

and Paris.

Biography

Reem is the daughter of

Mohammed bin Faisal Mohammed bin Faisal Al Saud ( ar, محمد بن فيصل آل سعود, ''Moḥammed bin Fayṣal Āl Saʿūd''; 1937–14 January 2017) was a Saudi prince and businessman. He was a son of King Faisal and was one of the pioneers in the establishm ...

and granddaughter of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. She studied Arabic literature at King Abdulaziz University in

before leaving the school to attend Spéos in Paris to pursue photography. She authored ''Diwan Al Noor: A Photographic Journey through Light, Water, and People'' and ''The Hajj''. Her primary medium is black and white photography, although work she unveiled in 2016 incorporated the use of colour and graphic design. She has exhibited in Bahrain, China, Dubai, Egypt, France, Germany, Korea, the Netherlands, Palestine, Singapore, Spain, and the United States. The Empty Quarter, a photography gallery run by her in Dubai, opened in 2008 and was the first of its kind in the region. A sister gallery, located in Jeddah, opened in 2015. In 2016 she bought the house of Chris Hardwick in Los Angeles. Her former US property was an apartment at Sierra Towers building in West Hollywood which she owned between 2008 and 2013. In 2017 Reem Al Faisal was awarded

Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres The ''Ordre des Arts et des Lettres'' (Order of Arts and Letters) is an order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the was confirmed by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963. Its purpose is ...

, French order, due to her contributions to arts.

Exhibitions

* ''Al Hajj'' (2006) * ''Images from the Arab World'' (2007) * ''Edge of Arabia London'' (2008) * ''Domination, Hegemony, and the Panopticon'' (2012) * ''Reem Al Faisal Photography'' (2012) * ''25 Years of Arab Creativity'' (2013) * ''St. Road'' (2013) * ''Royal Bridges: Convergence'' (2016)

References

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Reem REEM is the latest prototype humanoid robot built by PAL Robotics in Spain. It is a 1.70 m high humanoid robot with 22 degrees of freedom, with a mobile base with wheels, allowing it to move at 4 km/hour. The upper part of the robot consists of a t ...

Living people

Year of birth missing (living people)