Posted on Feb 14, 2023
Melting guns and bullet casings, this artist turns weapons into bells
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Inside an art gallery in southwest Washington, D.C., artist Stephanie Mercedes is surrounded by bells, many of them cast from bullet casings and parts of old guns.
"I melt down weapons and transform them into musical installations and musical instruments," she explains.
Inside an art gallery in southwest Washington, D.C., artist Stephanie Mercedes is surrounded by bells, many of them cast from bullet casings and parts of old guns.
"I melt down weapons and transform them into musical installations and musical instruments," she explains.
Melting guns and bullet casings, this artist turns weapons into bells
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Music
Art
Firearms and Guns
Weapons
Washington
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Many of Mercedes' bells are not beautiful. Some look like the weapons they used to be. Others are small, twisted bells that look like primitive relics, from a ruined civilization. Primitive relics, the artist says, are something she hopes all guns will one day be."
..."Many of Mercedes' bells are not beautiful. Some look like the weapons they used to be. Others are small, twisted bells that look like primitive relics, from a ruined civilization. Primitive relics, the artist says, are something she hopes all guns will one day be."
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