By Babar Ahmad
2nd December 2011
Written on the 8th Anniversary of Police Assault
Seven years ago this day
Walking to go home
Stopped by thieves on the way
With hearts hard like stone
A matchstick model of a pyramid style mosque with a flat base and four minarets made out of approximately 25000 matches by Babar Ahmad. The project started on 16 July 2008 and completed on 11 November 2009. It took 1000 man-hours to build spanning a duration of 1 year and 4 months. Its dimensions are approximately 490mm x 490mm x 490mm.
Beyond the mask and beyond the front.
Beyond the name and beyond the image.
The night is dark and there’s no sign of light.
The tunnel is long and there’s no end in sight.
Six years
Of pain ...
Of despair ...
Of injustice...
Of torture.