Does your window give you the time of day? Or does your clock tell you what’s going on outside? Well, the Time Window created by Dhiraj Sharma not only tells time, but also incorporates the different types of discarded material he has been working with over the years.
Ever since 2006, Bengaluru-based Dhiraj has been using all sorts of waste material to craft one-of-a-kind works of art. “In the last 18 years, I’ve consumed more than 360 kilos of discarded items to make over 150 artefacts,” says Dhiraj, speaking from his residence in Bengaluru.
This year, for Earth Day, the founder of 8mango, an organisation that upcycles junk into usable products, created Time Window. “For this particular piece, I have incorporated bits of all the material I have used over the years — wood, metal, plastic, rubber, acrylic and so on. Over 95% of its parts were initially discarded as trash,” he says.
