Majid Abbasi‭ (‬born 1965‭)‬

Bam‭, ‬the Everlasting Heritage‭,‬

Niavaran Cultural/Historic

Complex‭, ‬Blue Gallery‭

26‭ ‬December‭, ‬2004‮–‬4‭ ‬January‭,‬

2005‭, ‬offset‭, ‬98x68‭ ‬cm

 

The poster relates to the Iranian

city Bam‭, ‬formerly known as The

Emerald of the Desert‭, ‬a cultural

jewel and UNESCO World Heritage

Site that was devastated on

December 26‭, ‬2003‭ ‬by a massive

earthquake‭. ‬The historic city of

Bam was one of the most popular

tourist spots in Iran‭, ‬best known

for its 2,000-year-old citadel‭,‬

built out of mud bricks‭, ‬clay straw‭,‬

and the trunks of palm trees‭, ‬the

largest structure of its kind in the

world‭. ‬Unfortunately‭, ‬more than 80

percent of the historic citadel has

been destroyed‭. ‬It appears that

much of that heritage may have

been lost forever‭.‬