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'imagine (psaltery)', 2012 by pedro reyes
recycled metal
28 x 75 x 30cm
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image courtesy the artist and lisson gallery
pedro reyes: disarm
lisson gallery, london
running from the 26th of march through to the 4th of may, 2013
originally covered by designboom here, mexican artist pedro reyes has expanded on his 'imagine' series of unconventional musical instruments -
created entirely out of illegal weaponry. the collection - to be shown at lisson gallery in london - was created as part of an ongoing project
called palas por pistolas - originally initiated by reyes in an effort to raise awareness to the high rate of gun-related deaths in mexico,
as well as bring attention to the relationship between crime and the number of weapons in circulation. through the skillful manipulation
of various firearms such as revolvers, shot-guns and machine guns, which were handed in voluntarily as part of the initiative,
reyes managed to build a fully functioning orchestra of instruments, with the latest iterations including a psaltery,
bass guitar and xylophone.
'imagine (double psaltery)', 2012
recycled metal
20 x 50 x 50 cm
ed.unique
image courtesy the artist and lisson gallery

'imagine (xylophone)', 2012
recycled metal
113 x 125 x 62cm
ed.unique
image courtesy the artist and lisson gallery

'imagine (bass guitar bass)', 2012
recycled metal
113 x 36 x 10cm
ed.unique
image courtesy the artist and lisson gallery