Nie Trink Wasser
12th June 2003, 10:29 AM
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/06/0609_030609_tvbaghdadart.html
This new sculpture rests atop the cement pillar where the statue of Saddam Hussein once stood. The 23-foot (seven meter) plaster sculpture, encased in aluminum scaffolding for weeks, was transformed overnight to a shiny dark green and glimmered the day of the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The sculpture, created by an artist group called Najeen, is a panorama of Iraqi life. A mother, father and child hold a crescent moon, symbol of Islam, around a sun, symbol of the Sumerian civilization. Najeen dedicated the sculpture to "every person in Iraq and to freedom-loving people everywhere."
Baghdad, Iraq—on the pedestal in Fardus Square where the statue of Saddam Hussein toppled as the world watched, a new sculpture has risen.
The graffiti-marked pedestal bears a sign with the sculpture's title: NAJEEN, which means "survivor," and also happens to be the name of the group of young Iraqi artists who created the artwork.
This new sculpture rests atop the cement pillar where the statue of Saddam Hussein once stood. The 23-foot (seven meter) plaster sculpture, encased in aluminum scaffolding for weeks, was transformed overnight to a shiny dark green and glimmered the day of the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The sculpture, created by an artist group called Najeen, is a panorama of Iraqi life. A mother, father and child hold a crescent moon, symbol of Islam, around a sun, symbol of the Sumerian civilization. Najeen dedicated the sculpture to "every person in Iraq and to freedom-loving people everywhere."
Baghdad, Iraq—on the pedestal in Fardus Square where the statue of Saddam Hussein toppled as the world watched, a new sculpture has risen.
The graffiti-marked pedestal bears a sign with the sculpture's title: NAJEEN, which means "survivor," and also happens to be the name of the group of young Iraqi artists who created the artwork.