Francois Beaurain

 

 

 

 

 

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war masks

Monrovia, Liberia, 2013

"War masks" is a series of 4 masks made out of pieces of decommissioned weapons from the Liebrian civil wars. The masks are inspired by traditional african masks.

This work was done with the help of Manfred Zbrzezny from Fyrkuna (www.fyrkuna.com).

 

 

War Mask 1- 80 cm

AK47, Liberia, fyrkuna, blacksmith, war mask, african mask, sculpture, civil war, decommissioned weapons

 

 

 

 

 

 

War mask 2- 50 cm

AK47, Liberia, fyrkuna, blacksmith, war mask, african mask, sculpture, civil war, decommissioned weapons

 

 

 

 

War mask 3 - 50cm

 

AK47, Liberia, fyrkuna, blacksmith, war mask, african mask, sculpture, civil war, decommissioned weapons

 

 

 

 

War Mask 4 - 50cm

AK47, Liberia, fyrkuna, blacksmith, war mask, african mask, sculpture, civil war, decommissioned weapons