In 2003, the Danish artist Nikolaj Bendix Skyum Larsen was in Sharja, U.A.E. and was instantly fascinated by the country's firm belief in progress. Two years later he is back to try to find out if there is anything else to Dubai and Sharja than endless rows of shopping malls, skyscrapers, an exploited workforce and non-existent history.

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