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Sunday, September 25, 2005

Iran Daily - Arts & Culture - 07/12/05 - Parviz Tanavoli Depicting Guantanamo Inmates

Iran Daily - Arts & Culture - 07/12/05: "Sculptor Depicting Guantanamo Inmates

TEHRAN, July 11--A prominent Iranian sculptor Parviz Tanavoli will create a piece of sculpture portraying the inmates of the infamous US detention center at Guantanamo Bay.
According to ISNA, the piece of sculpture, which is called ’Cage--None’, will go on display in Britain soon.
The world-known sculptor has planned to create the 130-cm-high sculpture on humanitarian ground to expose the dreadful conditions under which prisoners, mostly Afghans, are held in Guantanamo Bay detention center.
The sculpture will be ready within 15 days.
Meanwhile, Tanavoli said that he will build a bigger statue for installing at one of the squares in Afghanistan. It will take one year to build the statue for the Afghan people."