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How Was the Satanic Statue Removed<\/h3>\n
A lawyer, Ambreen Qureshi had filed a petition in the high court calling for the removal of the sculpture. The petition stated that the piece lacked\u00a0historical, scientific cultural or educational value and should be removed.<\/p>\n
“The Lahore Museum falls under the historical buildings of Pakistan and placing the statue in question belittles and disrespects not only its historical but cultural value.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The sculpture was created by Punjab University fine arts graduate Irbaat ul Hassan.<\/p>\n
According to the artist, the statue was not meant to be devilish and there are no devilish thoughts behind the creation.<\/strong><\/p>\n
What the Artist Behind the Statue has to say about it<\/h3>\n
The statue is supposed to portray the dark side of mankind with an animal-human hybrid. Inspiration for the piece was drawn from the Zainab child abuse case.<\/p>\n
“When I was [in the phase of] sketching this sculpture, the Zainab case was ongoing and it left me sleepless for nights. I couldn’t understand how a person could fall so low. The fact that we call such a man an animal, how far a man can become wild, it inspired the work.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The Museum’s Response<\/h3>\n
Uzma Usmani, an exhibition officer at Lahore Museum said that the sculpture was removed to protect the interests of the museum.<\/p>\n
“The museum is a sensitive place and we do not want any negative light to come to it. The exhibition we planned was an innocent, humble attempt to make the museum a more open place. We’ve been criticized that we don’t welcome people, so the exhibition was an attempt to break that image.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
She mentioned that if people failed to understand the artwork then it is the museum’s duty to remove the artwork.<\/p>\n
“If people weren’t able to understand our message, then it’s our duty to remove it. We’re not here for\u00a0fasaad<\/em>. The statue was not a museum artifact or property, it was for temporary display anyway.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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