RTA Stages Huge Transport Art Exhibition During UITP Congress
Roads & Transport Authority - Mohammed Al Munji:The Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) is taking part in the Exhibition accompanying the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) Congress (Dubai 2011) through staging a huge Transport Arts Exhibition under the theme: Evolution of Transport, Dubai Experience. The Exhibition, the first of its kind, is seen as an artistic exploration of the history, technology, and cultural diversity found inside mass-transit systems in Dubai.
Commenting on the Exhibition, Nasser Hamad Bu Shehab, Director of RTA Strategic Planning Dep’t and Head of the Committee of Arts Exhibition accompanying the Congress, said that the Exhibition was intended to create awareness about how using public transport could deliver a better quality of life for citizens & residents, and help achieve more sustainable future for all. He stressed the role of photography as the dominant medium of visual expression besides its power to articulate change.
Bu Shehab continued: “The Exhibition reveals fascinating insights into the complexity and universality of mass transit systems in Dubai Emirate, and portrays Dubai’s growth in the transport sector, taking the viewer on a historical journey from the past to the present, with a peek into the future of transportation in the Emirate of Dubai.
“Among all the art forms, photography has emerged as the dominant medium of visual expression. Its power to articulate change is universally recognized. The exhibition contains camera-based three dimensional metaphor of artworks developed by Valera and Natasha Cherkashin; two internationally renowned photographic artists. The art works, which cover marine transit modes, public transport and various metro stations, aim at raising the awareness of public transport systems in Dubai Emirate, and their special Dubai artworks reflect the culture, atmosphere and soul of the city through public transport,” added Bu Shehab.
The Director of RTA Strategic Planning Dep’t called upon citizens, residents and visitors to visit the Exhibition, and know more about the Dubai experience in developing public transport from traditional means restricted to abras and light vehicles to an integrated array of transit means spanning Dubai Metro, public buses, Water Bus, Water Taxi and Ferry Dubai.
Emirate: Dubai
Date: Apr 9, 2011
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