In 2003, an event called "Parade of Nations" took place in Dubai, initiated by the Palmers from the USA. The essence of the event was that artists from different countries were invited to paint fiberglass camels in their own style — there were two hundred of them in total. The organizers chose this animal because the camel, the ship of the desert, is the main symbol of Dubai, both ancient and modern.
Even today, sculptures painted by artists can be seen in different parts of the city. For example, the courtyard of the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel is adorned with a camel decorated with mirror shards — 15,000 of them in total, and it took 800 hours to glue them onto the sculpture! The figure was created by artist Loretta Billinskaite-Byoru and mosaic master Jenjira Prasertsin. Their work was called "Dubai Dream," embodying purity, a connection with heritage and, at the same time, the future, hopes, and dreams.
Guests of Dubai often take photos with the mirrored silver camel — many love it because it looks like a disco ball, which is fun and unusual.
