A sobering and powerful series by Turkish artist Uğur Gallenkuş shows sharp dichotomy between the lives of rich and poor, prosperous and war-torn. In a very clever visual mashup, we see people and moments perfectly split to create a cohesive image, one side of it showing prosperity, and one side showing poverty, war, and grim reality. Via Twisted Sifter:

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