A refreshing take on Dubai Creek’s old world charm
GERMAN EXPAT CELEBRATES THE HISTORIC WATERFRONT WITH A SPLASH OF WATERCOLOURS
■ ports, the abras that still ferry passengers for Dh1 or the grand old lady of cruise ships, QE2, that has been turned into a hotel further down.”
Alison Collins of Majlis Gallery said: “Dubai Creek is where goods and people mingle with ships, where load and vessel intertwine in great visual confusion. The result is a great pictorial chaos that hides lowtech but fully functioning systems of a complex situation.”
She added: “The Creek is an example of an economic system that fosters commerce, engages in human dignity and tolerant diversity and presents a microcosm of a sustainable lifestyle with remarkable efficiency.”