Turning Weapons Into Instruments
September 16, 2013 6:42 AM   Subscribe

Mexican artist Pedro Reyes newest project "Disarm" consists of robotic musical instruments made out of dismantled firearms which were confiscated by the authorities. It is a follow-up to his previous piece "Imagine". [via]
posted by quin (2 comments total) 16 users marked this as a favorite
 
An Appendix to the Vision of Peace
Tosefet Lachazon Hashalom
Don’t stop after beating the swords
into plowshares, don’t stop! Go on beating
and make musical instruments out of them.
Whoever wants to make war again
will have to turn them into plowshares first.
– Yehuda Amichai
posted by Thomas Tallis is my Homeboy at 8:44 AM on September 16, 2013 [2 favorites]


great stuff. thanks for sharing.
The shovels project looked interesting as well.
posted by es_de_bah at 10:21 AM on September 16, 2013


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