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[(USA) 22-karat gold leaf, palladium leaf, egg tempera on Belgian linen (104 x 69 in.) 2005]
 
=== '''<big>Kabul</big>''' ===
==Kabul: I Love Her (for knowledge and love both come from her dust)==
[[File:kabul 600hi.jpg|thumb|Kabul: I Love Her]]
The artistic director explains that thisThis piece was, inspired by a panoramic photo of Kabul betweenfrom 1870 andto 1882, and thatfeatures gold-leaf micrography was utilized. InTraditional thisAfghan case,symbols the verses are said to be walking on a roadsuch as marchingdance wordsand of lovebooks, not as an army. Meant to act as a traditional Afghan tribal carpet, traditional symbols thatwhich were once banned, such as dance and books, are said to be woven into the piece.design, Inalong addition,with figuresmountains and mountainsfigures standstanding above the city, a design that is said to representsymbolize a prayer for the healing of Kabul's people.
[(Afghanistan) 22-karat gold leaf, moon gold, egg tempera on Belgian linen (104 x 69 in.) 2005]