The video retraces a brief history of the tallest tower in the world, Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, unveiling the construction of its image in the collective imaginary, from the advertising of the superlative figures involved to the apocalyptic opening ceremony. As it explores the evolution of the rhetoric and material state of the tallest man-made structure in the world, the piece deals with the significance of iconic landmarks as images of power, and with the fabrication of artificial landscapes.
