Spaces That Remain - in pictures

  • The Spaces That Remain exhibition at Bayt AlMamzar shows the Sha'biyat Al Shorta neighbourhood of Dubai between 2007 and 2016. All photos: Pawan Singh / The National
    The Spaces That Remain exhibition at Bayt AlMamzar shows the Sha'biyat Al Shorta neighbourhood of Dubai between 2007 and 2016. All photos: Pawan Singh / The National
  • The inhabitants of Sha’biyat Al Shorta, mainly employees of Dubai Police and the Central Command Army — where Burj Khalifa currently stands — were given one-floor houses by the government
    The inhabitants of Sha’biyat Al Shorta, mainly employees of Dubai Police and the Central Command Army — where Burj Khalifa currently stands — were given one-floor houses by the government
  • The exhibition chronicles the life and slow demolition of the area, which today hosts City Walk and the Coca Cola Arena, juxtaposed with ongoing real estate development and Burj Khalifa in the background
    The exhibition chronicles the life and slow demolition of the area, which today hosts City Walk and the Coca Cola Arena, juxtaposed with ongoing real estate development and Burj Khalifa in the background
  • Curated by Emirati urban history expert Rashed Almulla, the exhibition features photos by Jalal Abuthina
    Curated by Emirati urban history expert Rashed Almulla, the exhibition features photos by Jalal Abuthina
  • Talal Supermarket, Shabia Al Difa'a, in April 2013
    Talal Supermarket, Shabia Al Difa'a, in April 2013
  • Construction of City Walk takes place behind Shabia Al Difa'a in September 2014
    Construction of City Walk takes place behind Shabia Al Difa'a in September 2014
  • Residents of Shaiba Al Shorta chatting outside Abdulsalam Alrafi Mosque following Friday prayers in December 2012
    Residents of Shaiba Al Shorta chatting outside Abdulsalam Alrafi Mosque following Friday prayers in December 2012
  • A boy running to Talal Supermarket on a late afternoon with Burj Khalifa under construction in the background, in December 2007
    A boy running to Talal Supermarket on a late afternoon with Burj Khalifa under construction in the background, in December 2007
  • Almulla says: "I understand that gentrification is part of urban development and evolution, but I’d like to continue seeing an effort at transforming some of these buildings that have a history into museums, as an ode to the neighbourhoods"
    Almulla says: "I understand that gentrification is part of urban development and evolution, but I’d like to continue seeing an effort at transforming some of these buildings that have a history into museums, as an ode to the neighbourhoods"
  • Spaces That Remain runs at Bayt AlMamzar until June 2
    Spaces That Remain runs at Bayt AlMamzar until June 2