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Swords, stitches and paper shavings at the Liverpool Biennial 2010

Liverpool Biennial: 'Free Post Mersey Tunnels, 2010'  by Rosa Barba
Free Post Mersey Tunnels by Rosa Barba, installed at the old Rapid buildings along Renshaw Street and part of Touched, the festival's international exhibition featuring over 60 artists
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian
Liverpool Biennial: 'Mandi XV' by Belgian artist Kris Martin at the Blackie
Mandi XV by Belgian artist Kris Martin, at the Black-E
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian
Liverpool Biennial: 'The Marx Lounge, 2010' by artist Alfredo Jaar
The Marx Lounge by Alfredo Jaar, on display at the Biennial Visitor Centre
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian
Liverpool Biennial: Alfredo Jaar slideshow
A slideshow by Chilean artist, architect and film-maker Jaar
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Liverpool Biennial: The Liverpool Biennial
Street art produced for the festival
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian
Liverpool Biennial: Mending Project by Lee Mingwei
Lee Mingwei's Mending Project invites visitors to bring garments for repair, into which the artist sews a dash of coloured thread. A key part of the project is the conversation instigated as the mending takes place
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian
Liverpool Biennial: Sachiko Abe at The Liverpool Biennial
Sachiko Abe has produced a mountain of finely cut paper at A Foundation Liverpool on Greenland Street
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian
Liverpool Biennial: Sachiko Abe at  The Liverpool Biennial
Abe continues to work on her piece as visitors watch
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian
Liverpool Biennial: Installation in the disused shop windows at 52 Renshaw Street
An installation in the window of a disused shop at 52 Renshaw Street
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian
Liverpool Biennial: Installations at the biennial headquarters at Renshaw Street
Photographs on display at the Renshaw Street Biennial headquarters
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian
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