A visual essay by Sebastian Gansrigler
Dubai beneath the gloss
Dubai
A vision by Sebastian Gansrigler
Dubai, the ultimate playground of excess, the land of the endless rich. Dubai is artificial, but not artistic. It was built out of nothing, it is a construct, this luxurious sand metropolis, a mistake by nature almost, excessive material fatigue, leading us towards a contrasting fascination. A slightly dystopian feeling, the city looks like a sci-fi movie, often empty, too clean and isolated. It's strange, though, how, in spite of all the madness, somewhere in-between the innumerable sand dunes and phallus-like buildings, one can also find the kindest, most intimate moments, rare scenes of humanity.
Words and photography. Sebastian Gansrigler
Traveller/s
Sebastian Gansrigler
Photographer
Born 1994 in Austria, Sebastian Gansrigler works as freelance photographer and digital designer for Lomography. He studied photography in Vienna and learned graphic design at Central Saint Martins School of Art in London. His projects got published in several magazines and sites, including The Guardian, Der Standard, Jewish Museum Vienna, The Nepali Times, and more.
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