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4 “In a race, the quickest runner can never overtake the slowest, since the pursuer must first reach the point whence the pursued started, so that the slower must always hold a lead...that zwhich is in locomotion must arrive at the half-way stage before it arrives at the goal”
Aristotle, Physics VI:9 Achilles and the tortoise, Zeno Paradox
To consider compiling an encyclopedia (of any kind) in post-Wikipedia times is an exercise in emotional withdrawal. From a position of bewilderment and confusion we choose to act by producing and employing another tool from the land of the naive and outdated, represented by encyclopedic work, devoid of all logic and meaning considering current cultural conditions and speed.
What the first edition Dubai graphic and visual encyclopedia presents is a reality that acts as a counterpoint to all the excess of attempts to decipher and understand Dubai. Attempts that are mostly unable to uncover items that shed light on the question ‘What’s it all about’?
Organizing scanning devices for the entire physical reality and processing information in much the same way as the early explorers did in order to reach unknown lands. The encyclopedia will be updated periodically so as to provide an authentic (temporal) guide and a database for Dubai and its times. With the suspicion that perhaps behind all this there’s a new grammar, we also need to develop new dictionaries. Introducing the Dubai Graphic and Visual Encyclopedia as a tool that continues the work undertaken by Brusselssprout in identifying gaps in local contemporary art production in Dubai and its lack of documentation in many cases. In this issue, and we thus complete our Manifesto for Chapters on Dubai. No more words.
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Index A
A301 AB01 AB02 AB03 AB04 AB05 AB06 AB07 AI01 AI02 AI03 AI04 AI05 AI06 AI07 AI08 AI09 AI10 AI11 AI12 AI13 AI14 AI15 AI16 AI17 AI18 AI19 AI20 AI21 AI22 AI23 AI24 AI25 AI26 AI27 AI28 AI29 AI30 AI31
Emirates Airbus A380-800 Abra in Medinat Jumeirah from Bur Dubai to Deira Abra without passangers Abra Boarding Station from Deira to Bur Dubai Watertaxi, modern Abra service Abra, Dubai Creek Airbus A380-800
Airbus A350-1000
Airbus A350-900
Airbus A340-500
Airbus A340-300
Airbus A330-200
Boeing 777-300ER
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-200
Emirates Fleet Comparison
D
B BU01 BU02 BU03 BU04 BU05 BU06 BU07 BU08 BU09 BU10 BU11 BU12 BU13 BU14 BU15 BU16 BU17
Metro Statoion Jumeirah Beach Hotel Clock Tower, Deira The Address Hotel Downtown The Atlantis, Palm Jumeirah Dusit Hotel Etisalat Building Burj Al Arab Hotel Emirates Towers National Bank of Dubai Dubai Airport Control Tower Burj Khalifa
Burj Khalifa, elevation Burj Khalifa, plan Empire State Building, NYC
C CA01 CA02 CA03 CA04 CA05 CA06 CA07 CA08 CA09 CA10 CA11 CA12 CA13 CA14 CA15 CA16 CA17 CA18 CA19 CA20 CA21 CA22
Camels, New Race Track Dubai
Camels, New Race Track Dubai
Camel with a Robot Jockey MITSUBISHI Pajero TOYOTA Prado HUMMER H2 PORSCHE Cayenne BMW X5 DODGE Durango RANGE ROVER Sport TOYOTA Land Cruiser JEEP Grand Cherokee HUMMER H3 AUDI Q7 SUV Comparison MERCEDES-BENZ G55 AMG
DH01 DH02 DI01 DI02 DI03 DI04 DI05 DI04
Traditional Dhow, Creek One Dirham Coin Reverse One Dirham Coin Obverse Fifty Fills Coin Reverse Fifty Fills Coin Obverse Twenty Five Fills Coin Reverse Twenty Five Fills Coin Obverse
E EM01 EM02 EM03 EM04 EM05 EM06 EM07 EM08 EM09 EM10 EM11 EM12 EM13 EM14 EM15
Emirati Men in national dress Emirati Men in national dress Emirati Men at Maijlis Seated on a dune Seated on a public reception Cooking traditonal food Emirati Women at the Mall Emirati Women at the Cinema Emirati Family Emirati Woman Emirati Women shopping Emirati Women in national dress Emirati Woman cooking
F FA01 FA02 FA03 FA04 FA05
Falcon Falcon Falcon Falcon Falcon
Flying resting practising resting
G GU01 GU02 GU03 GU04 GU05 GU06 GU07 GU08 GU09 GU10 GU11 GU12
UAE Youth Style Teacher Style Balance Style Abu Rashed Style Butterfly Style Bint Al-Bakkar Style Mr. X Style Eagle Style Cobra Style Schoolboys Style Modesty Style V.I.P. Style
H
HE01 HE02 HE03 HE04 HE05 HE06
M
MI01 MI02 MI03 MI04 MI05 MI06 MI07 MI08 MI09 MI10 MN01 MN02 MN03 MN04 MN05 MN06 MN07 MN08 MN09 MN10 MN11 MN12 MN13 MN14 MN15 MN16
P Hand Khaleeji Henna Style Interior Hand Khaleeji Henna Style Hand Khaleeji Henna Style Feet Khaleeji Henna Style Hand Khaleeji Henna Style
Minaret Minaret Temporary Mosque Minaret Temporary Mosque Minaret Al Quoz Mosque Minaret Jumeirah Minaret Deira Mosque Minaret Satwa Mosque Minaret Al Barsha I Mosque Minaret Jumeirah Mosque Minaret McDonalds Starbucks Coffee Porsche McDonalds Caribou Coffee Harvey Nichols Subway Burger King KFC Dunkin Donuts Hilton IKEA AVIS Toyota ToysRus Mango
PA01 PA02 PA03 PA04 PA05 PA06 PA07 PA08 PA09 PA10 PA11 PA12 PA13 PA14
S
SK01 SK02 SK03 SK04 SK05 SK06 SK07
T
TA01 TA02 TA03 TA04 TA05 TA06 TR01 TR02 TR03 TR04 TR05 TR06 TR07 TR08 TR09 TR10 TR11 TR12
U Palm Tree
Palm Tree
Palm Tree Palm Palm Palm Palm
Deira Jebel Ali Jumeirah Tree
UR01 UR02 UR03 UR04 UR05 UR06 UR07 UR08 UR09 UR10 UR11 UR12
W
Burj Khalifa Downtown Sheikh Zayed Road Burj Khalifa Downtown DIFC Burj Residences / Old Town Dubai Marina Burj Khalifa Downtown
Red - Arabia Taxi Blue - Cars Taxi Yellow - National Taxi Green - Arabia Taxi Pink - Ladies Taxi Orange - Metro Taxi Temporary Traffic Signs Temporary Traffic Signs Temporary Traffic Signs Temporary Traffic Signs Temporary Traffic Signs Temporary Traffic Signs
WA01 WA02 WA03 WA04 WA05 WA06 WA07 WA08 WA09 WA10 WA11 WA12 WO01 WO02 WO03 WO04 WO05 WO06 WO07 WO08 WO09 WO10 WO11 WO12 WO13 WO14 WO15
Y
YO01 YO02 YO03 YO04 YO05 YO06
Dubai Investment Park Bawadi Silicon Oasis SMBR Technology Park Dubai World Central Residential City Jumeirah Village Dubai Industrial City Dubai World Central The Villa Falcon City of Wonders Al Barari Palm Jumeirah Branches
Cool Blue 1,5 l Volvic 1,5 l Aquafina 1,5 l Al Ain 1,5 l Gulfa 1,5 l Oasis 1,5 l Arwa 1,5 l Masafi 1,5 l Freej 1,5 l Pure Life 1,5 l Evian 1,5 l Water Bottle Comparison Construction Workers
Emirati men dancing
A380 Abra Aircraft
14
AI01
a380
A301
Emirates Airbus A380-800
15
a3
16
AB01
AB02
Abra
AB01 AB02
Abra in Medinat Jumeirah from Bur Dubai to Deira
AB03 AB04
Abra without passangers Abra Boarding Station
AB05
from Deira to Bur Dubai
17
AB03
AB04
AB05
ab
18
AB06
Abra
AB06 AB07
Watertaxi, modern Abra service Abra, Dubai Creek
19
AB07
ab
20
AI01
AI02
AI05
AI03
AIRCRAFT Emirates Fleet
AI01 AI02 AI03
Airbus A380-800
AI04 AI05 AI06
Airbus A350-1000
AI07 AI08 AI09
Airbus A350-900
21
AI04
AI07
AI08
AI06
AI09
aI
22
AI10
AI11
AI14
AI12
AIRCRAFT Emirates Airline Fleet
AI10 AI11 AI12
Airbus A340-500
AI13 AI14 AI15
Airbus A340-300
AI16 AI17 AI18
Airbus A330-200
23
AI13
AI16
AI17
AI15
AI18
aI
24
AI19
AI23
AI20
AI21
AIRCRAFT Emirates Airline Fleet
AI19 AI20 AI21
Boeing 777-300ER
AI22 AI23 AI24
Boeing 777-300
AI25 AI26 AI27
Boeing 777-200
25
AI22 AI25
AI26
AI24
AI27
aI
26
AI28
AIRCRAFT Emirates Airline Fleet
AI28 AI29 AI30
Emirates AIRCRAFTt Fleet Comparison
27
AI29
AI30
aI
28 Airbus A380
Airbus A350 - 1000
Airbus A350 - 900
Airbus A340 - 500
Airbus A340 - 300
AIRCRAFT Emirates Airline Fleet
AI31
Emirates Airline AIRCRAFTt Entire Fleet
29 Airbus 330-200
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300ER
Boeing 777-200LR
Boeing 777-200
aI
Buildings
32
BU01
BUILDINGS
BU01 BU02
Metro Statoion Jumeirah Beach Hotel
BU03 BU04
BU05 Clock Tower, Deira The Address Hotel Downtown
The Atlantis, Palm Jume
eirah
33
BU04
BU02
BU03
BU05
BU
34
BU07 BU06
BUILDINGS
BU06 BU07
Dusit Hotel Etisalat Building
BU08
Burj Al Arab Hotel
35
BU08
BU
36
BU09
BUILDINGS
BU09 BU10
Emirates Towers National Bank of Dubai
BU11
Dubai Airport Control Tower
37
BU10 BU11
BU
38
BU13
BU12
BUILDINGS
BU12 BU13 BU14
Burj Khalifa
BU15 BU16 BU17
Burj Khalifa, elevation Burj Khalifa, plan Empire State Building, NYC
39
BU15 BU14
BU16
BU17
BU
Camel Cars (SUV)
42
CA01
Camel
CA01 CA02 CA03
Camels, New Race Track Dubai
43
CA02
CA03
ca
44
CA04
CA05
Camel
CA04 CA05 CA06
Camels, New Race Track Dubai
CA07
Camel with a Robot Jockey
45
CA06
CA07
ca
46
CA08
CA09
CA10
cars
CA08 CA09
MITSUBISHI Pajero TOYOTA Prado
CA10 CA11
HUMMER H2 PORSCHE Cayenne
CA12 CA13
BMW X5 DODGE Durango
47
CA11
CA12
CA13
ca
48
CA14
CA15
CA16
cars
CA14 CA15
RANGE ROVER Sport TOYOTA Land Cruiser
CA16 CA17
JEEP Grand Cherokee HUMMER H3
CA18 CA19
AUDI Q7 SUV Comparison
49
CA17
CA18
CA19
ca
50
CA20
CA21
cars
CA20 CA21 CA22
MERCEDES-BENZ G55 AMG
51
CA22
ca
Dhow
54
DHOW
DH01 DH02
Traditional Dhow, Creek
55
DH01
DH02
DH
56
DI04
DI06
DI02
DIRHAM
DI01 DI02
One Dirham Coin Reverse One Dirham Coin Obverse
DI03 DI04
Fifty Fills Coin Reverse Fifty Fills Coin Obverse
DI05 DI04
Twenty Five Fills Coin Reverse Twenty Five Fills Coin Obverse
57
DI01
DI03
DI05
DI
Emirati Men Emirati Women
60
EM01
EM03
EM02
emirati
EM01 EM02
Emirati Men in national dress
EM03 EM04
Emirati Men in national dress
61
EM04
em
62
emirati
EM05
Emirati Men at Maijlis
63
EM05
em
64
EM06
EM07
emirati
EM06 EM07
Seated on a dune Seated on a public reception
EM08
Cooking traditonal food
65
EM08
em
66
EM09
EM10
emirati
EM09 EM10
Emirati Women at the Mall Emirati Women at the Cinema
EM11 EM12
Emirati Family Emirati Woman
EM13
Emirati Women shopping
67
EM11
EM12
EM13
em
68
EM14
emirati
EM14
Emirati Women in national dress
EM15
Emirati Woman cooking
69
EM15
em
Falconry
72
FA01
falconry
FA01 FA02
Falcon Flying Falcon resting
FA03
Falcon
73
FA02
FA03
FA
74
FA04
falconry
FA04 FA05
Falcon practising Falcon resting
75
FA05
FA
Gutrah
78
GU01
GU02
GU05
GU06
GU09
gutrah
GU01 GU02
* reference from saudijeans.org
UAE Youth Style Teacher Style
GU03 GU04
GU10
Balance Style Abu Rashed Style
GU05 GU06
Butterfly Style Bint Al-Bakkar Style
79
GU03
GU04
GU07
GU08
GU11
GU07 GU08
Mr. X Style Eagle Style
GU09 GU10
Cobra Style Schoolboys Style
GU12
GU11 GU12
Modesty Style V.I.P. Style
GU
Henna Patterns
82
HE01
henna
HE01 HE02
Hand Khaleeji Henna Style
HE02
HE03 HE04
Interior Hand Khaleeji Henna Style Hand Khaleeji Henna Style
83
HE03
HE04
he
84
HE05
henna
HE05 HE06
Feet Khaleeji Henna Style Hand Khaleeji Henna Style
85
HE06
he
Minaret MNC
88
MI01
MINARET
MI01 MI02
Minaret Minaret
89
MI02
MIN
90
MI03
MI05
MI04
MINARET
MI03 MI04
Temporary Mosque Minaret Temporary Mosque Minaret
MI05 MI06
Al Quoz Mosque Minaret Jumeirah Minaret
MI06
91
MI07
MI07 MI08
Deira Mosque Minaret Satwa Mosque Minaret
MI08
MI09 MI10
Al Barsha I Mosque Minaret Jumeirah Mosque Minaret
MI09
MI10
MI
92
MNC
MN01
McDonalds
93
MN01
MN
94
MN02
MN03
MN05
MNC
MN02 MN03
Starbucks Coffee Porsche
MN04 MN05
McDonalds Caribou Coffee
MN06 MN07
Harvey Nichols Subway
95
MN06
MN07
MN04
MN
96
MN08
MN09
MNC
MN08 MN09
Burger King KFC
MN10 MN11
Dunkin Donuts Hilton
MN12
IKEA
97
MN10
MN12
MN11
MN
98
MN13
MN14
MNC
MN13 MN14
AVIS Toyota
MN15 MN16
ToysRus Mango
99
MN15
MN16
MN
Palm
102
PA01
PA02
PA03
PA09
palms
PA01 PA02 PA03
Palm Tree
PA10
PA04 PA05 PA06
Palm Tree
PA07 PA08
Palm Tree
PA09 PA10 PA11
Palm Deira Palm Jebel Ali Palm Jumeirah
103
PA04
PA05
PA11
PA12
PA12 PA13 PA14
Palm Tree
PA06
PA07
PA13
PA08
PA14
pa
Skylines
106
skyline
SK01
Burj Khalifa Downtown
107
SK01
sk
108
SK02
SK03
skyline
SK02 SK03
Sheikh Zayed Road Burj Khalifa Downtown
SK04 SK05
DIFC Burj Residences / Old Town
109
SK04
SK05
sk
110
skyline
SK06
Dubai Marina
111
SK06
sk
112
SK07
skyline
SK07
Burj Khalifa Downtown / Sheikh Zayed Road
113
sk
Taxi Traffic Signs
116
TA01
TA02
TA03
taxi
TA01 TA02
Red - Arabia Taxi Blue - Cars Taxi
TA03 TA04
Yellow - National Taxi Green - Arabia Taxi
TA05 TA06
Pink - Ladies Taxi Orange - Metro Taxi
117
TA04
TA05
TA06
ta
118
TR01
TR02
TR03
TR04
traffic signs
TR01 TR02
Temporary Traffic Signs
TR03 TR04
Temporary Traffic Signs
119
TR07
TR05
TR08
TR06
TR05 TR06
Temporary Traffic Signs
TR07 TR08
Temporary Traffic Signs
tr
120
TR11
TR09
TR10
traffic signs
TR09 TR10
Temporary Traffic Signs
TR11 TR12
Temporary Traffic Signs
121
TR12
tr
Urban Fabric
urban
UR01 UR02
Dubai Investment Park Bawadi
UR02
UR01
124
UR03 UR04
Silicon Oasis Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Technology Park
UR06
UR05
UR03
125
UR04
UR05 UR06
Dubai World Central Residential City Jumeirah Village
ur
urban
UR07 UR08
Dubai Industrial City Dubai World Central
UR08
UR07
126
UR09 UR10
The Villa Falcon City of Wonders
UR11
Al Barari
127
UR09 UR10
UR11
ur
UR12
128
The Fronds
urban
UR12
Palm Jumeirah Branches
129
ur
Water Worker
WA02
WA01
WATER
WA01 WA02
WA03
132
Cool Blue 1,5 l Volvic 1,5 l
WA03 WA04
Aquafina 1,5 l Al Ain 1,5 l
WA05 WA06
Gulfa 1,5 l Oasis 1,5 l
WA06
WA05
WA04
133
WA
WATER
WA07 WA08
Arwa 1,5 l Masafi 1,5 l
WA09 WA10
WA09
WA08
WA07
134
Freej 1,5 l Pure Life 1,5 l
WA11 WA12
Evian 1,5 l Water Bottle Comparison
WA11
WA10
135
WA12
WA
WO01
136
Workers
WO02
WO01 WO03 WO05 WO07 WO02 WO04 WO06
Construction Workers
137
WO03
WO05
WO04
WO06 WO07
Wo
138
Workers
WO08
Construction Workers
139
WO08
Wo
140
WO10
WO09
Workers
WO09 WO11 WO10 WO12
Construction Workers
141
WO11
WO12
Wo
142
WO13
WO14
Workers
WO13 WO15 WO14
Construction Workers
143
WO15
Wo
Yowalah
146
YO01
yowalah
YO01 YO02
Emirati men dancing
147
YO02
yo
148
YO03
YO04
yowalah
YO03 YO04 YO05
Emirati men dancing
149
YO05
yo
150
yowalah
YO06
Young Emiratis pracitising traditional dance
151
YO06
yo
“It is a difficult task to give novelty to what is old, authority to what is new, brilliance to the commonplace, light to the obscure, attraction to the stale, credibility to the doubtful, but nature to all things and all her properties to nature.� Naturalis Historia, Pliny the Elder
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