| January 13, 2005 |
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Peace Art Project Cambodia
Even  though the first few years of the new millennium have been a big bust world peace-wise, some folks still insist on keeping hope alive. In the finest tradition of beating swords into plowshares, PAPC trained 23 students from the Royal University of Fine Art Phnom Penh to sculpt in a unique medium -- decommissioned weapons. No shortage of material here; after more than 30 years of civil war, ending in 1998, the Cambodian government destroyed 125,000 weapons across the country. PAPC has secured thousands of these, including guns, tripods, mine casings, and destroyed ammunition, and turned its students loose. A look at the sculpture gallery shows the results: machines meant for killing transformed into such peaceful and useful objects as a bicycle, stool, and even a doggie. (in Visual Arts) |
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