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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Ross Hunter

Former Swedish prime minister buys work by Scottish artist

Former Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lövfen with his newly purchased artwork

THE former prime minister of Sweden has bought a piece of artwork from a Scottish artist, which is made from illegal firearms seized from conflict zones.

Glasgow-based artist Frank To created the piece using humanium metal, which is made from melting down guns recovered from weapons destruction programmes in regions affected by armed violence.

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