"TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese artist Hiro Yamagata announced plans to recreate Afghanistan's destroyed Bamiyan Buddhas using as many as 240 laser beam images, a giant project that could also bring electricity to local people. The 60 million-dollar exhibit, which is slated to begin in June 2007, will for several years replicate the images of the statues, which were the world's tallest standing Buddhas until the Taliban regime destroyed them. 'When I first visited Bamiyan, I was very impressed with the sights of valleys, as well as local children, local people,' said the globally acclaimed artist, known for his large laser-beam art works.
'Every time I go back, I feel the growing passion of wanting to create art there,' he added.
Yamagata plans to show the images for two hours from sunset four days per week. He is still in negotiation with the Afghan government and local entities on how long the exhibition will last but it will likely be for years, he said.
The hi-tech project to recreate the destroyed cultural assets could also be important for the local economy in one of the world's poorest countries."
-From Yahoo News
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