Neville Wakefield introduces two artists from outside of Saudi Arabia who chose in different ways to send messages, one about collective action, the other of romantic love. Bjørn-Stjerne Christiansen of the Danish collective Superflex explains why they brought their three-person swing set, One Two Three Swing! to AlUla: “Together we can challenge any power structure,” he says, adding that participatory artwork is unusual in Saudi Arabia. Dubai-based, French-Tunisian artist El Seed created a dome of letters taken from a 7th century poem. “A love story is beyond what I could do as a political act”, he says.