Description

In the barren desert of Dubai, an abandoned artificial city is left to deteriorate. It has been constructed out of scaffolding adorned with an image of a city made of musical instruments. It seems to be a celebration of the magical and unreal achievements of the nearby city of Dubai.

Artist Charlie Koolhaas’ folded photographic sculptures are charged with a low-tech hyper-reality that puts the viewer directly into the places, corners, and streets of various global cities like Guangzhou, Dubai, and Rotterdam.