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The video's creator, Rohith Jagadisha, says: '[When] most people go to a landmark, they take home a little souvenir to remind them of their trip. In this project I want people to experience meta souvenirs.'
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The 'Meta Souvenir' project reimagines the Dubai skyline through a series of 3D souvenirs. All photos: Raorohith
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Letters around the city spell out Dubai. 'D' is a natural fit for Burj Al Arab, famed for its sail-shaped structure.
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'U' looms over the desert, and a stylised scene of a camel at an oasis.
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'B' stands for Burj Khalifa, towering high over the Dubai skyline.
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'A' stands behind a 3D render of Emirates Towers.
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'I' sits behind a depiction of Dubai's twisty Cayman tower, with Atlantis, The Palm, sat before it.
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Jagadisha's Dubai skyline video projects were first inspired by the time he spent admiring the city's landmarks with his daughter.
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The video's creator, Rohith Jagadisha, says: '[When] most people go to a landmark, they take home a little souvenir to remind them of their trip. In this project I want people to experience meta souvenirs.'
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/MLHIQNMNMFG77DJEIWE66T7K4E.png?smart=true&auth=937f2c01c53a3f2155b2fc814b8c3d46235d8909a94af37cbae55655ffa2c614&width=400&height=225)
The 'Meta Souvenir' project reimagines the Dubai skyline through a series of 3D souvenirs. All photos: Raorohith
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Letters around the city spell out Dubai. 'D' is a natural fit for Burj Al Arab, famed for its sail-shaped structure.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LV7CDTMZWZEZ3GYCTH3XFEF7WM.jpg?smart=true&auth=1d69489c0e6e29fe1719a653e9c8900dadc16b2cc1de394adc7855e74e187412&width=400&height=225)
'U' looms over the desert, and a stylised scene of a camel at an oasis.
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'B' stands for Burj Khalifa, towering high over the Dubai skyline.
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'A' stands behind a 3D render of Emirates Towers.
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'I' sits behind a depiction of Dubai's twisty Cayman tower, with Atlantis, The Palm, sat before it.
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Jagadisha's Dubai skyline video projects were first inspired by the time he spent admiring the city's landmarks with his daughter.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/527BEUUBSZFFBMS62623ZMLNJU.png?smart=true&auth=2d964604689feb6583027680a9245bbfbc0a520bee9b9fc16441505d0bef4242&width=400&height=225)
The video's creator, Rohith Jagadisha, says: '[When] most people go to a landmark, they take home a little souvenir to remind them of their trip. In this project I want people to experience meta souvenirs.'
Giant fridge magnets tower over Dubai's skyline in new digital video project
Rohith Jagadisha's latest 3D series is inspired by his visit to Expo 2020 Dubai with his family
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Hareth Al Bustani
29 September, 2022
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