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A unique work of outsider art sourced from scrap metals and signifies conservation.

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This 60-foot-long piece by artist Dennis Reynolds is made from 2,500 pounds of scrap industrial and agricultural items sourced from local junkyards and is also a functional gate. It sits next to the Metro Waste Authority building, which commissioned it to commemorate its 50th anniversary and to signify its mission of conserving resources.

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300 E Locust St
Des Moines, Iowa
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