Ever wondered what Dubai looks like from space? Head down to DIFC’s Gate and look up.
VOUW, an Amsterdam-based design studio, has just unveiled a new light art installation called City Gazing Dubai.
It’s a rendition of satellite images of Dubai made with 18m x 11m of LEDs set to music. The multisensory exhibit is suspended 8 meters high over DIFC Gate Avenue.
It will be on display and open to the public until January 29 from 7:10pm to 3:00am.
The light display is also matched with a vibrant soundscape, all of which “highlights how Dubai has grown from a few key arterial roads into the unique, internationally renowned metropolis it is today. By showcasing the city’s development against the backdrop of the desert sky, City Gazing Dubai is intended to send a message about human achievement, social connection and sustainability, according to VUOW.
“City Gazing Dubai gives people the chance to experience the ‘overview effect’, the feeling that astronauts have when they see our planet from the vastness of space. It’s an awareness that life on Earth is fragile and that we are all connected. When people stand together beneath City Gazing Dubai and look up, they too feel will united by a sense of wonder,” said artist Mingus Vogel, who designed the work with partner Justus Bruns.
City Gazing Dubai is now open, so head down if you want to see for yourself.
Find out more here.