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A Collage of Love Made from Hate Speech

This collage, called “Love and Only Love” is made from recycled bits of hate speech.
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The artist Derek Gores recycles magazines and other found materials to create collages, such as the one above, titled “Love and Only Love.” It is a portrait of the women in the artist’s life that he loves, such as his sister, his wife and his daughter. Here’s the catch: the materials Gores used include recycled bits of hate speech, “aspects of good and bad and real life,” as Gores puts it. 

(h/t Upworthy)

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Image: “Love and Only Love” by Derek Gores.

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