DUBAI SKYLINE ARTWORK MADE ENTIRELY OF FOOD
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Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) has commissioned an art installation depicting Dubai’s famous skyline and iconic buildings made entirely out of food. The unique work, which represents the Dubai’s growing profile as a gastronomy destination, was created by UK-based food artist Paul Baker and is on display at this year’s World Travel Market (WTM) in London, UK ahead of being shipped to Dubai to be on display during the Dubai Food Festival, which takes place 6-28 February 2015.
Commenting on the installation, Baker said: “To be asked to create a foodscape model of Dubai was an honour and a huge challenge. We had to incorporate as many landmark buildings and geological features as possible, all made from food that wouldn’t deteriorate. We needed to find produce and food stuffs that not only wouldn't wilt, smell or decompose but could actually look like buildings. After all, fresh produce is not normally square or rectangular in form. The challenge was to design and construct interesting and recognisable buildings from organic-looking shapes.”
One of the big initial questions was how to make the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, which Baker describes as “the lynchpin of the whole project”. He eventually decided to use sweet corn – a total of 90 cobs – along with baby corn. After that, the rest of the buildings quickly fell into place.
Other famous Dubai landmarks depicted within the model include the Burj Al Arab, Dubai World Trade Centre, Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Atlantis The Plam and Dubai Mall among others.