One of the world's most isolated artworks in the Qatari desert - in pictures

US artist Richard Serra's 'East-West/West-East' installation was one of Qatar's big-ticket art purchases in 2014

One of four steel slabs by US artist Richard Serra, part of the 'East-West/West-East' installation, is pictured in the Qatari desert, about 70 kilometres from Doha. All photos by AFP

Security guards keep a 24-hour watch over one of the world's most isolated artworks by one of its most renowned sculptors in the middle of the Qatar desert.

Three of the four steel slabs of US artist Richard Serra, part of the "East-West/West-East" installation, are pictured in the Qatari desert, about 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Doha, on August 7, 2022. - Security guards have lonely time in pickup trucks keeping a 24-hour watch over one of the world's most isolated art works by one of its most renowned sculptors in the middle of the Qatar desert. "On a busy day we can get 100 people," said one guard watching over the four rusted steel slabs -- each more than 14 metres (46 feet) high -- that make up American Richard Serra's "East-West/West-East" installation. (Photo by Mustafa ABUMUNES / AFP)

The work is composed of four steel plates, each more than 14 metres high.

The installation stands tall in the middle of the desert.

The sun sets behind the stark installation.

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