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Rustic Sculpture of Melania Trump Unveiled Near Her Hometown

Reuters

   A life-size rough wooden sculpture of U.S. first lady Melania Trump was
   unveiled Friday near her hometown ofSevnicain southeastern Slovenia.

   Commissioned by Berlin-based American artist Brad Downey and carved
   with a chainsaw by local folk artist AlesZupevc, the statue serves as a
   perhaps wry accompaniment to Downey's exhibition in the capital,
   Ljubljana, exploring Melania's roots in the small Alpine country.

   The blocky, rustic figure was cut from the trunk of a living linden
   tree whose base forms a tall plinth,in a field beside the Sava River
   inRozno, eight kilometers (five miles) fromSevnica.
   There was no attempt to create an accurate likeness, to the point that
   the gallery in Ljubljana appears uncertain how seriously to take the
   statue.

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