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  • 2016-10-23 (xsd:date)
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  • Statue of Liberty Made from Aleppo Rubble (en)
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  • A photograph purportedly showing a recreation of the Statue of Liberty made from the rubble of the wartorn Syrian city of Aleppo was widely circulated in October 2016, with one of the most popular versions of it being shared by author Ian Bremmer: As stirring as it may be, though, this image does not depict a real physical statue, it did not originate in 2016, and it does not picture anything made with rubble from Aleppo. This image is a piece of digital artwork created by Syrian artist Tammam Azzam in 2012. According Al Arabiya, in 2012 Azzam re-arranged pieces of a photograph showing a destroyed Syrian building into the shape of the Statue of Liberty. Azzam did not comment on how his artwork was being interpreted in 2016, but did say that his use of the Statue of Liberty was intended to represent freedom and not be a commentary on U.S. politics: Azzam has frequently incorporated well-known symbols and artworks into his own work as a way of bringing attention to the conflict in Syria: (en)
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