Iraqi artist preserves Iraqi heritage in 3D exhibition
An Iraqi engineer leads his own mission to preserve Iraq's heritage in 3D reconstructions.
Over decades of modernization, poor restoration of ancient sites and fierce wars, Iraq has lost many of its monuments. What was once Mesopotamia's fertile ancient cities now lie in ruins surrounded by deserts, while Iraq's major cities lost their famous buildings and genuine architectural styles.
This led Paris-based Iraqi engineer and artist Kais Jacob Ishak to work on a cultural project preserving Iraq’s heritage through 3D reconstructions. With the three-dimensional designs strolls through the streets of ancient Babylon, Ur, Nineveh, Abbasid Baghdad and Ottoman Mosul have become quite possible.
Seven years ago, Ishak started his project.
"I was among the first Iraqis to buy a computer in 1985," Ishak told Al-Monitor. "I did my best to follow up on engineering software, especially the three-dimensional programs as I recognized their importance and future potential."
