Morehshin Allahyari is an Iranian artist, activist, and educator. Her modeled, 3D-printed sculptural reconstructions of ancient artifacts destroyed by ISIS, titled Material Speculation: ISIS, have been exhibited worldwide and received widespread curatorial and press attention. She is the recipient of the Leading Global Thinkers of 2016 Award from Foreign Policy magazine, and has shown her work at the Queens Museum, Tate Modern, Venice Biennale di Architettura, and Centre Pompidou, among others.