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'Climate Change Happening Fast': Burkinabe Artist Transforms Used Paper Into Works of Art
'Climate Change Happening Fast': Burkinabe Artist Transforms Used Paper Into Works of Art
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International Day of Zero Waste is celebrated annually on March 30, following a UN resolution adopted in 2022. The holiday aims to promote sustainable... 30.03.2025, Sputnik Africa
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Collecting, wetting, making a paste, and giving it a shape – this process may seem simple on the surface, but in reality, the creation of these works is more complex, Burkinabe artist Jérôme Ilboudo explained to Sputnik Africa on the occasion of International Day of Zero Waste.The idea of using paper came about thanks to the growing awareness of climate change, the artist revealed. He also highlighted the numerous problems with burning paper, despite the widespread availability of the internet. The painter is also attracted to this material because it is biodegradable. "I know that if it's going to be returned to nature, it won't have any negative effects," he explained. Ilboudo regularly organizes exhibitions and receives a lot of encouragement for his work, but he has acknowledged that his journey is not without its challenges, admitting that even finding a good place to work, a good workshop, isn't easy. However, he makes an effort to promote his craft by getting children involved, organizing training sessions for this purpose. He explained that because the materials he uses are paper, which he turns into a paste, he lets the children play with all the shapes they can imagine.
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'Climate Change Happening Fast': Burkinabe Artist Transforms Used Paper Into Works of Art
Ekaterina Shilova
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International Day of Zero Waste is celebrated annually on March 30, following a UN resolution adopted in 2022. The holiday aims to promote sustainable consumption, support circularity, and raise awareness of zero waste's contribution to sustainable development.
Collecting, wetting, making a paste, and giving it a shape – this process may seem simple on the surface, but in reality, the creation of these works is more complex,
Burkinabe artist Jérôme Ilboudo explained to
Sputnik Africa on the occasion of International Day of Zero Waste.
The idea of using paper came about thanks to the growing awareness of climate change, the artist revealed. He also highlighted the numerous
problems with burning paper, despite the widespread availability of the internet.
The painter is also attracted to this material because it is biodegradable. "I know that if it's going to be returned to nature, it won't have any negative effects," he explained.
Ilboudo regularly organizes exhibitions and receives a lot of encouragement for his work, but he has acknowledged that his journey is not without its challenges, admitting that even finding a good place to
work, a good workshop, isn't easy.
However, he makes an effort to promote his craft by getting children involved, organizing training sessions for this purpose. He explained that because the materials he uses are paper, which he turns into a paste, he lets the children play with all the shapes they can imagine.
