Klaus Boesch, a native Austrian born in 1963 and some art students in California worked on a research project for kinetic art, giving the birth to the raw idea of sand pictures.
Ever since a few people around the globe are creating sand pictures. The Sandman is the one who adapted this technique and brought it back to where it came from: The art!
I met first time Klaus Boesch in Dubai, during the Index Exhibition, in 2008 and I discovered those genial masterpieces.

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The new frontier of comfort and style in Dubai, soaring 333 metres and 72 storeys.
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The building will consist of 535 furnished apartments. A 9 storey car park will be connected to the building by a pedestrian bridge. The Abbco Rotana Tower is the world’s tallest.

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Sami Al-Qamzi, direttore generale del Dipartimento dello Sviluppo Economico di Dubai, durante un’intervista alla tv nazionale citata dall’agenzia Bloomberg, ha previsto che l’economia di Dubai registrerà un tasso di crescita compreso fra il 2 e 3% nel 2010, per poi salire del 4-5% nel 2011.

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Lillo Dell’Utri is an internationally renowned
Italian artist specialised is portrait photography, based is Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Born and raised in Sicily, he started his professional career in London cultivating
his natural talent and refining his skills in various photography disciplines.

It is so that Lillo Dell’Utri develops a remarkable ability to splendidly combine the
great Italian tradition of portraits with the most sophisticated photographic techniques.
This translates in Dell’Utri’s rare capability to reproduce suggestions and atmospheres,
capturing with his visionary sensitivity the “beauty” of the personalities portrayed.

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“On the eighth day I came to the seashore; here I saw some white people employed in gathering pepper, which grew very plentifully in that place. They came towards me as soon as they perceived me, and asked me in Arabic from whence I came.

“Delighted to hear my native language once more, I readily satisfied their curiosity.

“I remained with them until they had collected as much pepper as they chose to gather. They made me embark with them in the vessel which had conveyed them, and we soon reached another island, from whence they had come. My deliverers presented me to their king, who was a good prince. He had the patience to listen to the recital of my adventures, which astonished him; and he ordered me some new clothes, and desired I might be taken care of. This island was very populous, and abounded in all sorts of articles for commerce. The pleasantness of my new quarters began to console me for my misfortunes, and the kindness of this generous prince made me completely happy. Indeed, I appeared to be his greatest favourite.

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Il video dell’incidente
The video

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“The giant duly returned to sup on one of our companions. After his hideous meal he fell asleep and snored till daybreak, when he arose and went out as before. Our situation appeared to be so hopeless that some of my comrades were on the point of throwing themselves into the sea, rather than be sacrificed by the horrible monster; and they advised the rest to follow their example; but one of the company thus addressed them: ‘We are forbidden to kill ourselves; and even were such an act permitted, would it not be more rational to endeavour to destroy the barbarous giant, who has destined us to such a cruel death?’

“As I had already formed a project of that nature, I now communicated it to my fellow-sufferers, who approved of my design. ‘ My friends,’ said I then, ‘you know that there is a great deal of wood on the seashore. If you will take my advice, we can make some rafts, and when they are finished we will leave them in a proper place till we can find an opportunity to make use of them. In the meantime we can put in execution the design I propose to you to rid ourselves of the giant. If my stratagem succeeds, we may wait here with patience till some vessel passes, by means of which we may quit this fatal isle; if, on the contrary, we fail, we shall have recourse to our rafts, and put to sea. My advice was approved by all; and we immediately built some rafts, each large enough to support three persons.

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As I had the honour to tell you yesterday, I had resolved, after my first voyage, to pass the rest of my days in tranquillity at Bagdad. But the desire of seeing foreign countries and carrying on some traffic by sea returned. I bought merchandise and set off a second time with some merchants whose probity I could rely on. We embarked in a good vessel, and recommending ourselves to the care of Allah, we began our voyage.

“We went from island to island, and bartered our goods very profitably. One day we landed on one which was covered with a variety of fruit trees, but so desert that we could not discover any habitation, or the trace of a human being. We walked in the meadows and along the brooks that watered them; and whilst some of my companions were amusing themselves with gathering fruits and flowers, I took out some of the wine and provisions I had brought with me, and seated myself by a little stream under some trees, which afforded a delightful shade. When I had satisfied my hunger, sleep gradually stole over my senses. I cannot say how long I slept, but when I awoke the ship was no longer in view. I was much surprised at this circumstance, and rose to look for my companions, but they were all gone; and I could only just descry the vessel in full sail, at such a distance that I soon lost sight of it.

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IN the reign of the Caliph Haroun Alraschid, there lived in Bagdad a poor porter, who was named Hindbad. One day; during the most violent heat of summer, he was carrying a heavy load from one extremity of the city to the other. Much fatigued by the length of the way he had come, he arrived in a street where the pavement was sprinkled with rose-water, and a grateful coolness refreshed the air. Delighted with this mild and pleasant situation, he placed his load on the ground, and took his station near a large mansion. The delicious scent of aloes and frankincense which issued from the windows, the sound of a charming concert issuing from within the house accompanied with the melody of the nightingales, and other birds peculiar to the climate ofBagdad , added to the smell of different sorts of viands, led Hindbad to suppose that some grand feast was in progress. He wished to know to whom this house belonged.

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