This art would make Wayne LaPierre cry...

[n2doc]

Disarm: A Mechanized Orchestra of Instruments Built from Decommissioned WeaponsS








As part of his ongoing effort to transform weapons into musical instruments, artist Pedro Reyes (previously) constructed a fully mechanized orchestra. Titled Disarm, the collection of eight new instruments were built through a collaboration with several musicians and Cocolab, a media studio in Mexico City.

The team acquired a variety of rifles, pistols, and shotguns seized from drug cartels by the Mexican army and used them to build the musical devices that are controlled by computers and can be pre-programmed to play music. In the video above the Creator’s Project recently sat down with Reyes to learn more about how he “transforms negative instincts into creative instincts.” It’s well worth a watch to see the instruments in use.

You can see more photos of Disarm over at Lisson Gallery in London where it debuted earlier this year. Additionally, many of the Disarm instruments will be at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh starting October 5, 2013 and the artist is also giving a talk on October 1st.


http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/09/disarm-pedro-reyes/

[dickthegrouch]

1. I never cease to be amazed at how varied your posts are, n2doc

And I'm VERY happy to read every one of them.
Toon roundups, science, arts all enrich my knowledge of the wider world.
I can't thank you enough.

[n2doc]

2. The internet is full of interesting places to go

And I am happy that you are enjoying seeing some of them.

[GalaxyHunter]

3. looks like something a gun nut/musician would love.

[HangOnKids]

13. Keep Going!

Thanks, your posts are amusing.

[GalaxyHunter]

15. More amusing than the laughter of a baby?

[MattBaggins]

20. I hate babies

they are like tiny old people

[GalaxyHunter]

21. Wow... Hate is such a strong word.

[petronius]

4. That's really amazing, and clever. Reminds me of some other

examples of guns-into-art:

escopetarras - guitars made from rifles - and

Al Farrow's reliquaries and religious items fashioned from bullets and firearm parts.

[Throd]

5. I support the 2nd amendment and think those pieces are very cool.

[otohara]

10. Cool Cuz They Are Useless

no more accidental shootings, robberies, murder/suicides, school shootings will ever be used by these now art "peaces".

Very cool indeed.

[sinkingfeeling]

6. Best use I've seen for guns.

[aikoaiko]

7. Ahh. so the answer is more guns.

[etherealtruth]

16. I think its recognizing the most beneficial use of guns

[Pretzel_Warrior]

8. They will beat their swords into plowshares and 9mm into awesome music

[Hekate]

9. The top pic looks like a typewriter key array

I've heard of beating swords into plowshares, but this'll do as well!

[NV Whino]

11. Guns into guitars!

Love it.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

12. Heavy Metal.

[Jack Rabbit]

14. I think the only thing that would make Wayne LaPierre cry is . . .

. . . Congress voting some reasonable gun control legislation. On top of that, many of those voting Aye going onto the House/Senate floor telling LaPierre to take his money he's used to bribe them contribute to their re-election campaigns and fuck off go have carnal relations with himself.

[johnp3907]

17. I want a guntar!

First thing I'd play would be Hendrix's "Machine Gun."

[nadinbrzezinski]

18. The video is amazing

[Spirochete]

19. Pretty cool

I'll bet Guns n Roses would have loved to have those instruments...

[Berlum]

22. Excelente !

Thanks for posting...