Mohammed Bukhari

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In 2023, I left it all:

A dark globe of dotted land floating on black, one small pin on Jeddah facing the viewer.
A dark globe of dotted land floating on black, one small pin on Jeddah facing the viewer.

family, friends, security and certainty, to pursue a dream.

The dark globe turned so the red line arcs over the north, from a pin on Jeddah to a pin on Berkeley.

A journey that took me across the globe.

13,000 km

Notes: Jeddah to Berkeley

The great circle between Jeddah and Berkeley is 13,129 km, the shortest way between the two cities over the globe. The page rounds it to 13,000 km.

Computed from the two cities’ coordinates.

I landed in Berkeley

June 30, 2023. 10:17 AM.

The San Francisco Bay seen straight down from orbit by a NASA satellite: Berkeley on the eastern shore, San Francisco across the water and the Golden Gate opening to the Pacific.

New country. New system. Everyone I knew, 13,000 km behind me.

This is where the story is supposed to go wrong.

It didn’t.

Berkeley, 2023.

Paper standing up toward a horizon at dusk, a stand-in bell tower with warm windows at the far right, soft discs of light above, and the red line running level to a brass disc at Berkeley.Paper standing up toward a horizon at dusk, a stand-in bell tower with warm windows at the far right, soft discs of light above, and the red line running level to a brass disc at Berkeley.
Mohammed Bukhari, smiling, at a team event.

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AynXOctober 2025

A rocket’s red trail curves into an orbit above the dim edge of the Earth, where two satellites pass on crossing arcs, over a field of stars.

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Tamara, RiyadhJune 2026 to now

Four equal glazed ivory coins with gilt rims, the four parts of one coin, standing in a row that recedes over a green ground beside the end of the red line.Four equal glazed ivory coins with gilt rims, the four parts of one coin, standing in a row that recedes over a green ground beside the end of the red line.

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SCETJune 2025

A dark room lit by one glass bulb standing on the red line: many faint dots gather into twelve bright ones in its pool of light, four streams of light flow in from the left and twelve gilt threads run out to the right.A dark room lit by one glass bulb standing on the red line: many faint dots gather into twelve bright ones in its pool of light, four streams of light flow in from the left and twelve gilt threads run out to the right.

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Across the globe

A small globe in ink on paper, seen from above the North Pacific, with red lines reaching out from Berkeley to Riyadh and to Seoul.A small globe in ink on paper, seen from above the North Pacific, with red lines reaching out from Berkeley to Riyadh and to Seoul.

SkipLab, SeoulJune 14, 2025

Two gilt spotlights on a claret stage: an open brass cage, a small white toy rabbit standing free beside it, and six formula vials each ringed in gilt light, above the red line.Two gilt spotlights on a claret stage: an open brass cage, a small white toy rabbit standing free beside it, and six formula vials each ringed in gilt light, above the red line.
The five SkipLab teammates on stage in Seoul holding the green AFI Global Idea Challenge 2025 sign reading 1st Prize, $7,000; Mohammed, in a white lab coat, holds a small toy rabbit.

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RasmaJanuary 2026

On a claret stage, a sheet of ivory paper on the red line and a porcelain crayon with a gilt tip beside a simple figure drawn in gilt strokes, a soft warm halo in it.On a claret stage, a sheet of ivory paper on the red line and a porcelain crayon with a gilt tip beside a simple figure drawn in gilt strokes, a soft warm halo in it.

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EmberSafeFebruary 2026

Two dark ridges of the hills at night, five small porcelain houses with warm windows along the near one, each inside a thin gilt ring, and embers drifting outside the rings.Two dark ridges of the hills at night, five small porcelain houses with warm windows along the near one, each inside a thin gilt ring, and embers drifting outside the rings.
EmberSafe prototype result screen: a wildfire risk estimate ring at 52 percent, two of three suggested actions checked off, and the line You’ve reduced your risk by 28%.

Student prototype, Feb 2026. Risk estimates are illustrative. Not affiliated with the City of Berkeley.

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MoH × HyperPayApril 17, 2026

On a claret stage, a standing ivory ring with a gilt inner rim, streams of small ivory cards flowing through it from the left and sorting into three lanes beyond.On a claret stage, a standing ivory ring with a gilt inner rim, streams of small ivory cards flowing through it from the left and sorting into three lanes beyond.

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SittersSeptember 2026

A dark claret gallery: Sargent’s Madame X in a gilt frame under one spotlight, a ribbon of gilt light resting along the frame’s foot, above the red line.A dark claret gallery: Sargent’s Madame X in a gilt frame under one spotlight, a ribbon of gilt light resting along the frame’s foot, above the red line.

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Off hours

Daylight from the left on an apricot counter: dough proofing in a round pan, a glazed climbing hold with a puff of chalk, and a monofin dipping into a small pool, above the red line.Daylight from the left on an apricot counter: dough proofing in a round pan, a glazed climbing hold with a puff of chalk, and a monofin dipping into a small pool, above the red line.
Two pans of baked cinnamon rolls on a black stovetop, a rectangular tin above and a round springform pan below, both lined with parchment.

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NowOctober 2026

The red line under a night sky of faint stars, and a brass disc at its end in a pool of sea-glass light.The red line under a night sky of faint stars, and a brass disc at its end in a pool of sea-glass light.
Old family photo of Mohammed as a small boy holding a white candle, looking intently at something out of frame.
Mohammed as a boy, smiling, the teacher’s hand resting on his head and the top of his red board of word cards in front of him, in a lesson at Qurtubah Schools, Jeddah.

Updated , from Berkeley.

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Who’s next?

A desk in soft light: a few small cards, a pen, and the red line as a ribbon running to a blank printed card.

Nothing is saved or sent.

Write to me

Thanks for staying to the end. You’re awesome.

Notes

Jeddah to Berkeley

The great circle between Jeddah and Berkeley is 13,129 km, the shortest way between the two cities over the globe. The page rounds it to 13,000 km.

Computed from the two cities’ coordinates.