Meso 2011
54th Venice Art Biennale, Pavilion of Iraq
Acrylic twill, Mylar mirror, fishing line and wood 260x1460cm.
From the air, the Great Zab River near Erbil forms a snaking, green body of water in a dry, golden landscape. Though beautiful, the sight also reveals the skeletons of dried out rivers and streams that once contributed to its flow. This piece exposes the fragility of the Great Zab (one of the main tributaries to the Tigris River), now exposed to the lurking threats of drought, rapid development, and political tugs-of-war.
Walid Siti,2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8A8uapBAIo
