The work put into the Iraqi Memorial is amazing. Tons of artist coming together to produce a body of work is very intresting. Being web based it has some pros over a physical monument. Last year I saw a video explaining what went into creating the Vietnam Memorial. All these ideas were rejected and only one being selected. So its nice to be able to view all the potential ideas. The down side of it being a web based project was pointed out by Patrick Lipkey. Physical monument has more impact then web/virtual based one. In this new world of fast technology its easy to forget something you read on the net. Plus everybody tend to have short attention and a physcial monument would make a lasting impression.
The idea behind the Iraqi Memorial is very thought provoking. I never took the time to think how many people have been hurt because the Iraq war. This desensitization because of the media is horrible. Saying 5 people dead and twenty injured is like so what? But when you sit down and think that each person is an actual person. It has more of a meaning. But a problem with that is the digital age when live in. after viewing each person they start to blend together and they just become numbers again. Its hard to show the harshness of war when your not in the war zone.
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