The Edge
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Philip Cheung
Philip Cheung is a Canadian photographer based in Los Angeles (previously in Toronto).
His photographs have been exhibited in galleries, museums and festivals across North America and Europe, such as The National Portrait Gallery (London, UK), Lumix Festival (Hanover, DE) and the Flash Forward Festival (Toronto, CA).
In 2011, Cheung was named one of PDN's 30 New and Emerging Photographers to Watch and he has been awarded research and production grants by the Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council and the Toronto Arts Council. In 2016 he was selected for the Canadian Forces Artist Program by the Directorate History and Heritage to continue a series that examines the sub-culture in Canada's post-Afghanistan military.
Cheung has also been recognized by the Magenta Foundation, Communication Arts, Photo District News and American Photo. His work is held in the collection of Akkasah, Center for Photography at New York University Abu Dhabi, and has appeared in features and reviews in The British Journal of Photography, CNN, Boston Review and TIME among others.
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The Edge is a contemporary look at the evolving coastal landscape of the United Arab Emirates. The cultural and social identity of the UAE is particularly tied to its coastline, which played a deciding role in the development of the nation. The coastline provides an income resource and a connection between the Emirates and the rest of the world; first through shipping trade, fishing, pearling, and currently through the exploration of the oil industry and tourism. This changing relationship between the traditional and modern usage of the coastal landscape creates the space that I explore.
Since the discovery of oil off the coast of Abu Dhabi over 50 years ago, the UAE's 1,300km coastline, along with its cities and towns, has undergone considerable changes. The country, nestled in a pocket of financial security is growing diverse in form and function, with industry, tourism, and recreation shifting the scale and rhythm of the natural and the built environment. The landscape of the Emirates is aesthetically influenced by decades of substantial development, migratory movement, and lifestyles of the people who build, support and engineer the country.
The Edge seeks to survey the way the coastal landscape reflects present day socioeconomic realities of the Emirates.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by Philip Cheung are maintained by New York University. Permission to publish or reproduce materials in this collection must be secured from repository. Please contact Akkasah at akkasah@nyu.edu
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; The Edge Collection; AD_MC_021; box number; folder number or item identifier; Akkasah Center for Photography, New York University Abu Dhabi.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection received directly from creator, Philip Cheung, in 2017.