One man’s garbage is another man’s treasure — Pakistani sculptor turns scrap into colossal metal artworks

One man’s garbage is another man’s treasure — Pakistani sculptor turns scrap into colossal metal artworks

Sparks fly and metal groans in a cavernous workshop on the outskirts of Islamabad, where artist Ehtisham Jadoon fuses discarded car parts into colossal pieces inspired by Transformers movies and dinosaurs. The 35-year-old sculptor’s studio brims with cogs, chains, hubcaps and engine parts as his hulking creations — a lion with a mane of twisted steel, a giant Tyrannosaurus rex and a towering Optimus Prime — take shape. This photograph taken on December 29, 2025 shows sculptor Ehtish...

By none@none.com (AFP)