From war to peace: Cambodian goldsmith turns bullet casings into jewellery

Every week, Cambodian goldsmith Thoeun Chantha turns about five kg of brass casings of AK-47 and M-16 bullets into jewellery.

For more than two decades, the 42-year-old, whose father was killed during Cambodia’s years of war, has run a workshop to turn symbols of violence into what he calls wearable pieces of art.

“I’m a victim of the war as a Cambodian who lost family members in it and now the world is at war too,” he said.

In full: https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/war-peace-cambodian-goldsmith-turns-bullet-casings-into-jewellery-2023-03-30/

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