Turkish artist aims to encourage recycling with her art - in pictures

  • Turkish artist Deniz Sagdic puts back a cable, which was cut by visitors, in one of her artworks made from cable wastes, on display in her exhibition 'O' Zero Point at the Istanbul Airport in Turkey. Sagdic transforms all kinds of waste materials into artworks. At first glance, Sagdic's works look like colourful oil paintings from afar, but a closer look reveals that they are made from waste. The plastic, paper, electronic, and fabric wastes used in her artworks for this exhibition were supplied by the Istanbul Airport's Waste Management Centre, which receives about 120 tonnes of waste materials collected at the airport every day. Sagdic is planning a new exhibition for the UN Climate Change Conference 2022. All photos: EPA
    Turkish artist Deniz Sagdic puts back a cable, which was cut by visitors, in one of her artworks made from cable wastes, on display in her exhibition 'O' Zero Point at the Istanbul Airport in Turkey. Sagdic transforms all kinds of waste materials into artworks. At first glance, Sagdic's works look like colourful oil paintings from afar, but a closer look reveals that they are made from waste. The plastic, paper, electronic, and fabric wastes used in her artworks for this exhibition were supplied by the Istanbul Airport's Waste Management Centre, which receives about 120 tonnes of waste materials collected at the airport every day. Sagdic is planning a new exhibition for the UN Climate Change Conference 2022. All photos: EPA
  • Turkish artist Deniz Sagdic works on an artwork using plastic waste, at her workshop in Istanbul.
    Turkish artist Deniz Sagdic works on an artwork using plastic waste, at her workshop in Istanbul.
  • Sagdic cuts a shampoo box to use on an artwork created from plastic waste at her workshop.
    Sagdic cuts a shampoo box to use on an artwork created from plastic waste at her workshop.
  • The artist separates fabric waste to use as materials for her artworks.
    The artist separates fabric waste to use as materials for her artworks.
  • Sagdic applies plastic waste materials on one of her artworks.
    Sagdic applies plastic waste materials on one of her artworks.
  • Sagdic poses with a bag of soft drink boxes during her visit to collect waste materials, at the Istanbul Airport Waste Management Centre.
    Sagdic poses with a bag of soft drink boxes during her visit to collect waste materials, at the Istanbul Airport Waste Management Centre.
  • Istanbul Airport's waste systems operation manager Dogan Aldal, left, helps Turkish artist Deniz Sagdic find cable waste.
    Istanbul Airport's waste systems operation manager Dogan Aldal, left, helps Turkish artist Deniz Sagdic find cable waste.
  • Deniz Sagdic lies on top of a heap of plastic bags during her waste supply collection visit at the airport.
    Deniz Sagdic lies on top of a heap of plastic bags during her waste supply collection visit at the airport.
  • Sagdic checks the electronic waste during her waste supply collection visit.
    Sagdic checks the electronic waste during her waste supply collection visit.
  • The artist separates cable and electronic wastes to use as materials for her artworks, at her workshop.
    The artist separates cable and electronic wastes to use as materials for her artworks, at her workshop.
  • Sagdic uses fabric wastes at her workshop in Istanbul, Turkey.
    Sagdic uses fabric wastes at her workshop in Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Saida Linda and her daughter look at an artwork made by Deniz Sagdic using electronic waste, on display in Sagdic's exhibition 'O' Zero Point, as they travel to Berlin, at the Istanbul Airport in Turkey.
    Saida Linda and her daughter look at an artwork made by Deniz Sagdic using electronic waste, on display in Sagdic's exhibition 'O' Zero Point, as they travel to Berlin, at the Istanbul Airport in Turkey.
  • A passenger looks at artworks made by Deniz Sagdic using fabric wastes, on display in the 'O' Zero Point exhibition at Istanbul Airport.
    A passenger looks at artworks made by Deniz Sagdic using fabric wastes, on display in the 'O' Zero Point exhibition at Istanbul Airport.