WE Art Series Celebrates UAE and Germany Relations

Tessy Koshy

Oct 27

Petra Kaltenbach and Sybille Pfaff, German Consul General in the UAE pose with one of the artworks

The Consulate General of Federal Republic of Germany in Dubai has announced the launch of a new cultural art project commemorating 50 years of diplomatic relations between the UAE and Germany. The art series titled WE has been created in partnership with award-winning German artist Petra Kaltenbach, who is also a UAE resident.

Eleven artworks combining both physical and video formats will be showcased in an invitation only event at Hotel Beach Rotana, Abu Dhabi on November 10^th, 2022.

The highlight of this art project will be a large-scale metal grid installation which would include wishes from the public to both the countries, tied together to create a collaborative art experience. These artworks are also slated to travel to all the seven emirates.

"It is a great honour to have created this art series celebrating the golden jubilee of the strong relationship between my home country and the country of my residence," says Petra, who is also the co-curator of World Art Dubai, one of the largest art events in the UAE. "The artworks are all based on the idea of transformation, mirroring the theme of experiencing developments together leading to a shared transformation in both nations."

Besides the collaborative public art installation -- We Wish -- the other abstract works titled Exchange, The Unity of US, Everything Flows, Re-inventing and Milestones -- all represent the solid partnership between the two countries.

"The aim of this art project is to reach out to people in all the seven emirates of the UAE, to further build bridges between the two countries by creating a continuous network of relations," says Sybille Pfaff, German Consul General in Dubai.

Five of the physical artworks, also come with a related video, scanned and created from the original art image. After the Abu Dhabi event the exhibition will travel to Dubai to be displayed at The Ritz Carlton, JBR on November 17. Thereafter it opens to the public at Al Qasimi Foundation in Ras Al Khaimah from December 5^th to 12^th, 2022.