Striking UAE posters; who made them?

Over 60 first-year university students from over 10 countries, including the UAE, Canada and Nigeria have been turning their experiences of the UAE into art.

Classmates at the Canadian University of Dubai’s School of Architecture and Interior Design have been working together to design posters, art and collages on what their adoptive country means to them for a special classroom project to celebrate National Day.

The posters reveal the students' different feelings and experiences, as well as their differing creative approaches to the project, crossing cultural boundaries and uniting people together in the Spirit of the Union.

The artwork was unveiled as part of the National Day celebrations on December 4th. It is being hung at the Canadian University of Dubai's brand new second floor of Block C where the School of Architecture is housed.

The idea behind hanging the artwork in a public place is to inspire other students and to make them aware of the multicultural society that exists at the Canadian University of Dubai.

Assistant Professor at the School of Architecture and interior Design, Joaquin Busch, said: “We set the project to highlight not only the cultural diversity of the UAE, but the University itself. The idea was to build images using collage because it asks students to work and build images using pieces. It's the same principal when designing a building, you have to make all the small pieces fit to make the whole.”

First year student, Sachini Perera, said: “I chose to represent the UAE with a picture of a desert safari. On the left is the modern Land Cruiser opposite the desert, which is the most significant part of the UAE. I wanted to convey the old and new and the feeling of progression and also movement. The Land Cruiser not only represents having fun in the desert which is modern Dubai, but also the progression and movement of a people geographically through time.”

Freshman year Maria Elghazaly, said: “I really enjoyed this project as it made me think about what the UAE means to me. I chose t contrast the Burj Khalifa, for me the most iconic symbol of the UAE, with traditional images such as palm trees and an old museum in Ajman.”

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