Fifty years ago, crude oil was discovered and extracted along the coast of Abu Dhabi, which not only opened the floodgates of energy wealth, but also completely reshaped the landscape of the UAE's 1300 kilometer coastline. The series' The Edge 'takes this as an opportunity to explore in depth how this constantly changing coastline reflects the current socio-economic reality of the Emirate in a concrete way by examining unique architectural spaces, emerging cities, and residential forms.

Over the past few decades, explosive economic development, continuous immigration waves, and the evolution of people's lifestyles have profoundly influenced the national landscape of the United Arab Emirates from both aesthetic and social perspectives. Nowadays, the landscape here has transcended the realm of natural geography and evolved into a vivid visual text that presents the social landscape after the economic upheaval.

Editor/Yang Meiling