Arms into art: Weapons of mass creation
Photos: Weapons of mass creation
When guns fall silent – Liberia-based Fyrkuna Metalworks is transforming decommissioned weapons from the West African country's long civil war into whimsical sculptures.
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When guns fall silent – Decommissioned AK-47s, RPG launchers and bazookas are all cut and welded into intricate sculptures.
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When guns fall silent – Manfred Zbrzezny, an artistic designer and trained blacksmith who's honed his skills in Italy and Germany, is the founder of Fyrkuna Metalworks. He moved permanently to Liberia in 2005.
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When guns fall silent – He first worked with weapons scrap in 2007, when he was asked to create a banister for a riverside restaurant in Monrovia.
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When guns fall silent – From them on, he started working with discarded objects of violence to develop anything from furniture and bookends to school bells and bottle openers.
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When guns fall silent – Fyrkuna is also behind the "Tree of Peace," a massive sculpture that's been on display in Monrovia's Providence Island since 2011.
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