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London, July 13 (ANI): Contemporary artists have joined hands to refashion decommissioned AK-47 rifles into works of art for a peace-building project.
British artist Damien Hirst is one of those involved in the AKA Peace exhibition in London in September.
The project will see 23 artists reinterpreting the assault rifles as a "weapon of peace".
The idea had been conceived by photographer Bran Symondson, following his experience as a soldier in Afghanistan.
"Everyone knows the AK-47 and I thought, wouldn't it be great to take this iconic weapon and turn it into a thing of intrigue and art, rather than one of fear," the BBC quoted Symondson as saying.
"You give a stick to a boy and he'll make it into a gun. There is...