Playing percussion

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A working percussion instrument made from the scrap metal that once made up Mexican weapons. "It's difficult to explain, but the transformation was more than physical," artist Pedro Reyes says. "It's important to consider that many lives were taken with these weapons; as if a sort of exorcism was taking place the music expelled the demons they held, as well as being a requiem for lives lost."

November 1, 2012 9:56 AM PDT

Photo by: Video screenshot by Leslie Katz/CNET

| Caption by: Leslie Katz

 

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