Richard Allenby-Pratt, better known for glossy ad campaigns, has stayed closer to home with his latest set of pictures. Residing in an area of older villas just next to the open beach, he has made a series of images depicting the neighbourhood around him.
In a city where the paint is barely dry in most places, these pictures take a detailed look at the way this particular urban environment has matured with time; how humanity has imprinted itself through adaptation, adornment and self-expression; and how neglect has added a further textural layer.
The pictures are presented as large-scale prints on simple wooden screens in an area of disused land adjacent to the beach, between a sand volleyball court and a dilapidated dhow. Anyone visiting the beach will be free to take a minute to wander around the pictures and maybe, by so doing, be encouraged to take a walk around the neighbourhood and appreciate it’s unique atmosphere; and its’ significance in the greater Dubai landscape.
Exhibition dates: 16th - 29th March
Opening: 21st March, 2pm (bring along a picnic)
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