


The Porcelain Pistols by Yvonne Lee Schultz (YLS), are replicas of the famous James Bond Walther PPK and it’s sister P99, with friendly permission of Carl Walther Inc. They are hand-painted in the style of classic china motifs. Whether happy strewn flowers, a classic golden rim or the even more traditional blue onion pattern, they will blend harmonically into the perfect table setting, the pride of every house wife.
The beauty of the material is seductive: almost naturally, the fragile weapon lies next to your coffee and cake, asking to be picked up. The PP’s pleasant coolness and surprisingly comfortable grip increase the qualms of the user – the pistol fits just a bit too well… The comfort level is almost alarming; leaving the user in a quandary between the pleasure of luxury,the fascination of technology and its inherent potential for violence and death. Even though it may be a mere facade, this tension is illustrated in a spectrum of beauty creating a skewed perception of an idyllic setting and homy coziness.
While emphasizing the irresistible thrill of the toy and touching the senses, YLS’ chocolate guns are strangely serving the pleasure for sweets. A series of photos captures the moments when children – the Schoko Kids – are playing with them and eventually will eat them up, even though it seems to be a difficult decision. Luckily those guns are too sweet to kill.
A natural born artist from Berkeley, California. Masterstudent of Prof. Markus Lüpertz Diploma of the Academy, Kunstakademie Düsseldorf Group exhibitions (selection) and scholarships.
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Washington (CNN) -- The World Bank has canceled Haiti's $36 million debt, the institution announced Friday.
Haiti owed the money to the International Development Association, the World Bank's fund for the poorest countries. The nation, wracked by a devastating earthquake on January 12, now does not owe any more money to the World Bank.
"Relieving Haiti's remaining debt is part of our effort to pursue every avenue to help Haiti's reconstruction efforts," World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick said in a release. "We will continue to work in close cooperation with the Haitian government and our international partners to support the country's recovery and longer-term development."
The debt cancellation was made possible by contributions from Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland, the World Bank said.
Since the earthquake, the World Bank has made $479 million available to Haiti to support recovery and development through June 2011.
In addition, a broad array of international donors pledged nearly $10 billion in long-term assistance to Haiti's earthquake recovery efforts during a conference in March at United Nations headquarters.
Last year, prior to the earthquake, Haiti obtained $1.2 billion in debt relief from the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and other creditors.
January's 7.0-magnitude earthquake killed more than 200,000 people and leveled large parts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital
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