Lahib Jaddo explores complicated histories from her perspective as an Iraqi-born member of the Turkmani minority. Through photographic tours of Kirkuk Citadel during the early 2000s and paintings that draw from her own personal memories and the culture and histories within the built environment, the Lahib Jaddo Vernacular Architecture of the Middle East provides new contexts and unique viewpoints.
Explore Kirkuk Citadel with Lahib Jaddo
Kirkuk Citadel in Iraq: What was its past, Where is its future?
In this presentation, Lahib Jaddo traces the history of the Kirkūk Citadel, giving context for its condition in 2005, and explores potential futures for site. She asks how Architecture can serve as activism in healing and bringing peace, and what commonalities can be found in cultural heritage.
