Capitalizing on this early trend is Dubai based investment company Meraas Holding with the launch Dubai Walls (March 2016), an Urban Art public project with the goal of introducing Urban Art to the Middle East. The project will convert the CITY WALK in Dubai into an open-air public gallery highlighting the city’s ever-expanding cultural profile. Featuring 15 of the world’s finest street artists including Ron English, D-Face, The London Police and our own miniature installation artist Slinkachu, various large-scale wall murals have been painted showcasing the many different styles of Urban Art.

Not quite the average aerosol wall-based street artist, Slinkachu will set up 10 of his miniature installation sculptures around the city which will later be printed and pasted in large format. The complexity of his work, which involves sculpture, installation and photography embodies the heart of the Dubai Walls project making use of various forms and mediums practised within the street art style.