“Collateral Damage” | Donald Guadagni |

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“Collateral Damage” | Donald Guadagni

Title: “Collateral Damage”

Artist: Donald Guadagni

Medium: Photography

Size: 10” x 10”

Artist Statement: “To have found a discarded teddy bear face down under the side of a road was a poignant reminder of how fragile innocence is and how indiscriminately it becomes a victim of collateral damage.”

Bio: Donald Guadagni is an international educator, author, and writer currently teaching and conducting research in Beijing China. His publication work includes fiction, non-fiction, poetry, prose, academic, photography and his artwork. Former iterations, military, law enforcement, prisons, engineering, and wayward son.

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