"The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist"
Sculpture by Michael Rakowitz, as part of his project to replace over 7,000 artefacts looted from the Iraq Museum, or destroyed elsewhere, during the war.
This figure represents the Lamassu, a winged deity which guarded the gate at the entrance to the ancient city of Nineveh until it was destroyed by Islamic State in 2015. Rakowitz' recreation is made from empty Iraqi date-syrup cans, representing a once-important local industry ruined during the war.
Fourth Plinth, Trafalgar Square, London.
"The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist"
Sculpture by Michael Rakowitz, as part of his project to replace over 7,000 artefacts looted from the Iraq Museum, or destroyed elsewhere, during the war.
This figure represents the Lamassu, a winged deity which guarded the gate at the entrance to the ancient city of Nineveh until it was destroyed by Islamic State in 2015. Rakowitz' recreation is made from empty Iraqi date-syrup cans, representing a once-important local industry ruined during the war.
Fourth Plinth, Trafalgar Square, London.