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Doris Salcedo's untitled sculpture inspired by stories of the victims of violence in Colombia's war. Art is "giving dignity back. So it is doing the opposite of what violence does,” she says.

This Colombian artist gives a voice to victims of violence

December 1, 2016Arts

A Colombian sculptor tells stories of violence. Her work has focused on Colombia’s war, the gun violence in Chicago, and now the migrants who’ve lost their lives in the Mediterranean.

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