Dust to Dust
2009
3 m x 2 m
Construction Gauze, Dust, Water
Installation
In the desert climate of Dubai, large amounts of dust collect on the scaffolding structures surrounding construction sites. In the spring of 2008, and at the height of the global recession, James erected a guerrilla installation using just water to spell out the phrase ‘Dust to Dust‘.
This piece was created in one of the construction sites of the Dubai Metro, and therefore visible to drivers along Sheikh Zayed Road. At that period, thousands of people were leaving Dubai due to the economic downturn. The message of the installation was meant to make people appreciate what they had. It then disappeared within a week, hidden away beneath layer after layer of dust.
Works
- 2010
- Rolex Tower Order Chaos Order
- Rolex Tower Soundwave
- EK202
- The Difference Between Me And You
- A Moment Defined by A Point and A Line
- For You, Anything
- And They Played For Days
- Got Recession?
- Little. Yellow. Different.
- Ball & Chain
- Iron Fist
- Pop Culture
- Tensile Chandelier
- Acid, Aciid
- Void
- Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
- Friendly Fire
- 2009
- Spike Light
- Polygon
- Versace Singular Suit
- Tensile Sculptures
- Coming Soon
- Argyle
- Blue Mosque
- Waveform
- Shane Berry music video
- Dust to Dust
- Robot Simulation
- New York Times 'T' Style Magazine
- PRINT bookshelf
- Sugarcubes
- Cloud
- Predock_Frane Architecture
- Collins & Turner Architecture
- Bidoun Bookshelf
- Globe Lights
- Brownbook Photoshoot
- Brownbook Award
- Dubai Metroline
- 2001
