In Syria, art from bullet casings
Some artists work in paints, some in metals. Syrian artist Akram Abu Elfoz works with the leftovers of war. With bullet casings and cartridges as his materials, he builds models of important sites destroyed in the ongoing conflict.
- Syrian artist Akram Abu Elfoz poses for a picture with a model of the al-Rawdah mosque which he built using bullet shells, cartridges and war leftovers, in the rebel-held town of Douma, east of the capital Damascus, on June 3, 2016. In his most recent project Akram, 37, creates downscaled models of important sites which have been destroyed by the ongoing conflict through using war leftovers, to creatively recreate and document places and buildings that have suffered severe damage. (AFP PHOTO / Sameer Al-Doumy)
- Syrian artist Akram Abu Elfoz works at his house on a model of the al-Rawdah mosque which he is building using bullet shells, cartridges and war leftovers, in the rebel-held town of Douma, east of the capital Damascus, on May 26, 2016. In his most recent project Akram, 37, creates downscaled models of important sites which have been destroyed by the ongoing conflict through using war leftovers, to creatively recreate and document places and buildings that have suffered severe damage. (AFP PHOTO / Sameer Al-Doumy)
- Syrian artist Akram Abu Elfoz works at his house on a model of the al-Rawdah mosque which he is building using bullet shells, cartridges and war leftovers, in the rebel-held town of Douma, east of the capital Damascus, on May 26, 2016. In his most recent project Akram, 37, creates downscaled models of important sites which have been destroyed by the ongoing conflict through using war leftovers, to creatively recreate and document places and buildings that have suffered severe damage. (AFP PHOTO / Sameer Al-Doumy)
- Syrian artist Akram Abu Elfoz works at his house on a model of the al-Rawdah mosque which he is building using bullet shells, cartridges and war leftovers, in the rebel-held town of Douma, east of the capital Damascus, on May 26, 2016. In his most recent project Akram, 37, creates downscaled models of important sites which have been destroyed by the ongoing conflict through using war leftovers, to creatively recreate and document places and buildings that have suffered severe damage. (AFP PHOTO / Sameer Al-Doumy)
- Syrian artist Akram Abu Elfoz puts the last touches on a model of the al-Rawdah mosque which he built using bullet shells, cartridges and war leftovers, ahead of showcasing it next to the destroyed mosque in the rebel-held town of Douma, east of the Syrian capital Damascus, on June 3, 2016. In his most recent project Akram, 37, creates downscaled models of important sites which have been destroyed by the ongoing conflict through using war leftovers, to creatively recreate and document places and buildings that have suffered severe damage. (AFP PHOTO / Sameer Al-Doumy)
- Syrian artist Akram Abu Elfoz paints a bullet box as he works on a model of the al-Rawdah mosque which he is building using bullet shells, cartridges and war leftovers, in the rebel-held town of Douma, east of the capital Damascus, on June 1, 2016. In his most recent project Akram, 37, creates downscaled models of important sites which have been destroyed by the ongoing conflict through using war leftovers, to creatively recreate and document places and buildings that have suffered severe damage. (AFP PHOTO / Sameer Al-Doumy)
- Syrian artist Akram Abu Elfoz puts the last touches on a model of the al-Rawdah mosque which he built using bullet shells, cartridges and war leftovers, ahead of showcasing it next to the destroyed mosque in the rebel-held town of Douma, east of the Syrian capital Damascus, on June 3, 2016. In his most recent project Akram, 37, creates downscaled models of important sites which have been destroyed by the ongoing conflict through using war leftovers, to creatively recreate and document places and buildings that have suffered severe damage. (AFP PHOTO / Sameer Al-Doumy)
- Syrian artist Akram Abu Elfoz puts the last touches on a model of the al-Rawdah mosque which he built using bullet shells, cartridges and war leftovers, ahead of showcasing it next to the destroyed mosque in the rebel-held town of Douma, east of the Syrian capital Damascus, on June 3, 2016. In his most recent project Akram, 37, creates downscaled models of important sites which have been destroyed by the ongoing conflict through using war leftovers, to creatively recreate and document places and buildings that have suffered severe damage. (AFP PHOTO / Sameer Al-Doumy)
- Syrian artist Akram Abu Elfoz puts the last touches on a model of the al-Rawdah mosque which he built using bullet shells, cartridges and war leftovers, ahead of showcasing it next to the destroyed mosque in the rebel-held town of Douma, east of the Syrian capital Damascus, on June 3, 2016. In his most recent project Akram, 37, creates downscaled models of important sites which have been destroyed by the ongoing conflict through using war leftovers, to creatively recreate and document places and buildings that have suffered severe damage. (AFP PHOTO / Sameer Al-Doumy)