Artist Tariq Al Salman with his Covid-19 sculpture in Ras Al Khaimah.. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Artist Tariq Al Salman with his Covid-19 sculpture in Ras Al Khaimah. Chris Whiteoak / The National
: Artist Tariq Al Salman made his coronavirus sculpture with scrap metal parts. Chris Whiteoak / The National
“I had never welded anything before. The coronavirus sculpture was my first attempt at it,” Al Salman says. Tariq Al Salman
For parts, Al Salman scoured his farm in Ras Al Khaimah for scraps. Tariq Al Salman
Al Salman's Covid sculpture took three weeks to build. Tariq Al Salman
"I wanted to do something to represent the affects the virus has had on life today," Tariq Al Salman
Featuring a bulbous oval body with scrapped farm tools, plumbing and bicycle parts jutting out from its iron exterior it doesn’t take much to figure out what Tariq Al Salman’s metal sculpture represents. Tariq Al Salman
“People started guessing what it was when I started painting it green," Al Salman tells 'The National.' Tariq Al Salman
Al Salman used whatever he could find for his Covid sculpture, from old plumbing material to bicycle parts and unused farm tools. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Al Salman used whatever he could find for his Covid sculpture, from old plumbing material to bicycle parts and unused farm tools. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Artist Tariq Al Salman with his Covid-19 sculpture in Ras Al Khaimah.. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Artist Tariq Al Salman with his Covid-19 sculpture in Ras Al Khaimah. Chris Whiteoak / The National
: Artist Tariq Al Salman made his coronavirus sculpture with scrap metal parts. Chris Whiteoak / The National
“I had never welded anything before. The coronavirus sculpture was my first attempt at it,” Al Salman says. Tariq Al Salman
For parts, Al Salman scoured his farm in Ras Al Khaimah for scraps. Tariq Al Salman
Al Salman's Covid sculpture took three weeks to build. Tariq Al Salman
"I wanted to do something to represent the affects the virus has had on life today," Tariq Al Salman
Featuring a bulbous oval body with scrapped farm tools, plumbing and bicycle parts jutting out from its iron exterior it doesn’t take much to figure out what Tariq Al Salman’s metal sculpture represents. Tariq Al Salman
“People started guessing what it was when I started painting it green," Al Salman tells 'The National.' Tariq Al Salman
Al Salman used whatever he could find for his Covid sculpture, from old plumbing material to bicycle parts and unused farm tools. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Al Salman used whatever he could find for his Covid sculpture, from old plumbing material to bicycle parts and unused farm tools. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Artist Tariq Al Salman with his Covid-19 sculpture in Ras Al Khaimah.. Chris Whiteoak / The National
