The world we live in is changing constantly around us, and things of the past are forgotten. This
is a reality we all live with as a part of life, but terrorism and war are taking our history faster
than anything in previous times. The loss of historical pieces of art are taking away the history
we are leaving ourselves stuck with blank slates for reference. The attempts by many to
document these relics of the past are becoming a more pressing issue as the article “In Acts of
Resistance, Artists and Scholars Digitally Reconstruct the Past” by Claire Voon. You get an idea
of what is happening along with response to the losing of our history as a species, and what
measures have taken place in response to fight the destruction.
What's happening most recent to spark all the attention is attacks on historic art by ISIS, looting,
theft