[image: figu
re ground analysis of historic Babylon done ink on mylar]Babylon, once the first and still is the greatest empire to ever have emerged during its time,
now struggles to remain intact as many outside invaders try to build over and interrogate
the sacred site. The reconstructed area conflicts with the detail and magnitude of the original.
It seems, we can never reconstruct babylon back to its magnificence. Saddam hussein had tried
building his own empire, in an attempt to revitalize the most powerful empire, but it wasn’t meant
to be. The U.S. Military took over and set up base camp here, destroying the surviving foundation.
What can be done to release this tension in this very important and historic void?
[ image: I made this collage to represent the clash between past and present. It is through fragmentations that history continues its mark to this day. These strips illustrate how both modern events and historical remains counter each other into existance. ]
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