Canadian-born artist Sylvain Tremblay set out to paint a massive 10.5 metres by 12 metres portrait of Sheikh Zayed by throwing sand from a hot air balloon tethered 15 metres above the ground, but foul weather forced him to complete the painting on the ground using sand from different parts of the country. Produced by Mohammed Al Neyadi and Deepthi Unnikrishnan
Video: Large sand painting of Sheikh Zayed created in the desert
Video: Largest sand painting of Sehikh Zayed
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