Mikhail Kalashnikov, the AK-47 designer who died today, has expressed regret at creating something that causes so much death.
"I would prefer to have invented a machine that people could use and that would help farmers with their work — for example a lawnmower," he said on a visit to Germany in 2002.
In memory of the self-taught Russian inventor, we are bringing back images of AK-47s that were transformed into works of art for the AKA Peace exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London in September.
"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," photographer Bran Symondson, who thought of the project after serving in Afghanistan, told BBC.
"The Way we are Feeling" by Harland Miller
Photo by Bran Symondson
"Nimrod" By Stuart Semple
Photo by Bran Symondson
"Spin AK47 for Peace One Day" by Damien Hirst
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