Where others see trash, Chibuike Ifedilichukwu sees opportunity. He makes portraits of celebrities from discarded aluminum cans.
In Nigeria, recycling is largely an informal process controlled by small companies, and waste often ends up in waterways and overflowing landfills. But where others see trash, 37-year-old Nigerian artist Chibuike Ifedilichukwu sees opportunity. He creates portraits of celebrities from discarded aluminum cans, making a bold statement about waste management in the country.
He cuts the ends off the cans to unfurl them like wrapping paper, then he uses a ruler and craft knife to carve the cans into strips, which he interweaves to form a canvas on which he sketches his subject in pen. Next, he interlocks the colorful outer part of the cans into the plain part of the canvas to create portraits. It’s a technique inspired by both fabric and mat weaving, or “nka-ute” in Ifedilichukwu’s Igbo dialect. Each piece takes him up to two weeks to complete.
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