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Nigeria artist transforms oil kegs into faces to reduce waste

Nigerian artist, Adeyemi Oluwajuwonlo sorts recycled materials to produce artworks at her studio in Lagos, Nigeria November 12, 2022. REUTERS/Seun Sanni NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

Growing up, Nigerian artist Oluwajuwonlo Adeyemi saw her mother discard large plastic kegs of cooking oil she used for her catering business in Lagos.

Distraught at the thought of adding waste to sprawling dumpsites in a city where only a small fraction of rubbish is recycled, Adeyemi turned them into faces that have become a trademark of the artwork.

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