Time Capsule

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Akram Zaatari dug his picture bunker between the Fulda promenade and the riverbank for documenta 13 in 2012.
Preserving cultural objects in times of extreme danger

For documenta 13 in 2012, the Lebanese artist Akram Zaatari had a symbolic time capsule buried on the banks of the Fulda. It contains 32 colorfully painted wooden objects. Only a construction made of structural steel protrudes from the ground as a visible marker above ground. With his "Time Capsule", Zaatari alludes to the protection of cultural assets in times of threat. During the civil war in Lebanon (1975-1990), the National Museum of Beirut had its archaeological treasures walled in and sealed with concrete. This protected them from destruction.

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