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Persian author and geographer Al-Istakhri's Kitab al‐Masalik wa al‐Mamalik, also known as The Book of Roads and Kingdoms
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An Ocean in Every Drop runs until April 2 at Jameel Arts Centre in Dubai. Pictured: Gradient Springs by
Jumana Emil Abboud. All photos: Pawan Singh / The National
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Perpetual Brightness by Thao Nguyen Phan, 2019
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¡Cuanto rio alla arriba! (How many rivers above!) by Asuncion Molinos Gordo, 2021-2022
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Water in All, Water for All by Karan Shrestha, 2022
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Lluvia by Daniel Otero Torres, 2020
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A Few Decent Ways to Drown by Hussein Nassereddine, 2021
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Our Islands 11°16'58.4"N 123°45'07.0”E by Martha Atienza, 2017
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Persian author and geographer Al-Istakhri's Kitab al‐Masalik wa al‐Mamalik, also known as The Book of Roads and Kingdoms
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An Ocean in Every Drop runs until April 2 at Jameel Arts Centre in Dubai. Pictured: Gradient Springs by
Jumana Emil Abboud. All photos: Pawan Singh / The National
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Perpetual Brightness by Thao Nguyen Phan, 2019
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¡Cuanto rio alla arriba! (How many rivers above!) by Asuncion Molinos Gordo, 2021-2022
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Water in All, Water for All by Karan Shrestha, 2022
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Lluvia by Daniel Otero Torres, 2020
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A Few Decent Ways to Drown by Hussein Nassereddine, 2021
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Our Islands 11°16'58.4"N 123°45'07.0”E by Martha Atienza, 2017
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Persian author and geographer Al-Istakhri's Kitab al‐Masalik wa al‐Mamalik, also known as The Book of Roads and Kingdoms
Take a deep dive into humanity's relationship with water at Jameel Arts Centre exhibition
An Ocean in Every Drop brings together works by 15 artists from 14 indigenous communites around the world
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Maan Jalal
10 January, 2023
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