...and God said: "Let there be Light." Restoring Afghanistan's Buddhas
Created By: boatsie
Last Modified: 12/14/05
Summary: Work on what has been destroyed. Third Millennium. Lightshows restructure reality. Sandstone, concrete, and steel no match for cultural explosives.
Jetpak: The Buddha and the Twin Towers
http://www.jeteye.com/jetpak/e2187692-3b33-1029-86c1-00304880af2fSummary: Redefining reality.
Dateline: Pre September 11, 2001: Twin Towers define NYC skyline.
Summary: The city that never sleeps still hasn't decided on what to build at what is now forever referred to as "Ground Zero.'
From: 
http://www.911thetragedy.iwarp.comDateline: Post September 11. Manhattan Island. Twin Towers of World Trade Center: A Laser Tribute
Summary: Backdrop: The Void. Two laser beams project faux Towers into Manhattan's real skyline.
From: http://www.edugraphics.net/Link: Beginning in 2007, live from Afghanistan. For two hours, four days a week, 160-240 images of Buddhas will be projected into the void once occupied by centuries old limestone Buddhas.
Summary: Tripping the lights fantastic ... "and I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll ...." recreate reality.
Dateline: Pre 2001: Bamiyan Valley. Afghanistan. Ancient Buddhas look down over Afghanistan
Summary: The world's largest Buddha
From: http://www.jeteye.com/jetpak/15794287,,,1134588863,,myjeteye,,view.htmlDateline: 2007. Bamiyan Valley, Afghanistan. Artist Hiro Yamagata plans to recreate Afganistan's famous Buddhas using wind and solor powered laser technology.
Summary: Projecting light into the void.
From: http://photosl.blogger.com/
