. about to be bombed by the place they fret -- latu.al experience for you. when iraq became the enemy. saddam hussein became a hate figure for all of america. the country you had known through your grandparents and your mum, heritage, the language, the food, all these positive warm feelings, suddenly defined to most americans as hateful and frightening. my mother saw that happening right in front of us. i remember seeing the first live real—time images of iraq that i have ever seen real—time images of iraq that i have ever seen in my life, which were green tinted, coming from the night vision cnn. there were pictures of buildings that were being blown to bits that i was never going to be able to visit. as we were watching this, my mother turned to my brothers and i am sad "you know there are no iraqi restaurant in new york?" it was like the riddle of these things. she was pointing out that iraq was not visible in the us beyond oil and war. will get to a rocky restaurant in new york later. one of your installations was all about food and