Artwork PRoduction.
The Fourth Plinth London Michael Rakowitz
March 2018
March 2018 Michael Rakowitz unveiled his project The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist project on The Fourth Plinth in London. For the ongoing series of work, the artist attempts to recreate more than 7,000 objects which have been lost forever. Some were looted from the Iraq Museum in 2003, while others were destroyed at archaeological sites across the country during the Iraq War.
For the Fourth Plinth, Rakowitz recreated the Lamassu. This winged bull and protective deity guarded the entrance to Nergal Gate of Nineveh (near modern day Mosul) from c700 BC until it was destroyed by Daesh in 2015.
Having worked with Rakowitz for several years, Aya was involved in this project. Sourcing the original date syrup cans from Iraq which were the primary materials used to make the sculpture, as well as advising on the development of the affiliated collateral that was produced for the work.
