Lord of Wars Artwork

Every day, thousands of people are needlessly killed, injured or forced to flee their homes because of violence and armed conflict. Wealthy countries suffer damage to their health and human services when considerable resources are diverted to military expenditure. However, the relative impact of military expenditures and conflict on third world countries is much greater, and often devastating, by depriving a significant portion of the population of essential food, medicine, shelter, education, and economic opportunities. Further, the physical and psychological damage inflicted specifically on children is debilitating. 78% of the world’s weapons are from just six countries: China, France, Germany, Russia, UK and USA. 12 billion bullets are produced every year - that’s almost enough to kill everyone in the world twice The majority of casualties in armed conflict are civilians. Weapons such as missiles destroy hospitals, homes, markets and transport systems, pushing survivors into poverty. People’s lives are destroyed. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for example, it is estimated that more than five million people died indirectly because of armed conflict since 1998. For every person who is killed in armed conflict and armed violence, many more are injured, tortured, abused, or kidnapped at gun point. Weapons aren’t just on the battle fields, they often end up on the streets, fuelling violence in communities. Three-quarters of deaths cause by armed violence take place in non-conflict situations. In places like Central America domestic violence and killings of women are frequently committed with small arms bought on the black market. “The poor and under-privileged innocent bystanders – women, children, old men – always lose. I have seen the prolonged misery and suffering of these poor people in DRC and it is truly heart-rending,” Mujahid Alam, retired Pakistani Brigadier General who served on UN Peacekeeping missions in the DRC and Kosovo. Weapons are also a tool for state repression. In too many countries around the world security forces use firearms against unarmed, peaceful protestors or to commit other human rights abuses. https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/arms-control/

Mixed Media:Algorithmic Art on Sound

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:16 W x 16 H x 2 D in

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