南非用废弃材料建3D雕塑

In the Alexandra township of Johannesburg, South Africa, a self-taught artist is creating 3D sculptures out of trash and surprising art lovers around the world.

"As you can see, there is a lot of trash here, a lot of rubbish in Alex because of the way we are living, so there are a lot of things that I can find, like skull bottles, anything people use and they just throw. Here I come with something new and different, using different mediums like using trash. I don't know how it comes out, but I have been trying to experiment different things, in different ways, so here it comes when I am using trash," said Ndabuko Ntuli.

And it's in the middle of these shacks in one of Johannesburg's oldest townships where the magic happens. And what once lay on the streets of Alex now hangs on the walls of a Sandton art gallery selling for thousands of Rands.

"Ndabuko is one of the artists in South Africa that people must look out for, locally and internationally, just by the purchases and the people who have bought his art. They've responded in a way that they want to come back - they want to see where this artist is going - so definitely someone to look out for," said Mandy Ndesi, Art Expert.

At a close first glance, Ntuli's informal creativity looks like scattered rubbish, but take a step back and the full creativity is revealed. Ntuli's hub of experimentation has resulted in unique eco-sculptures, and he dreams of one day exhibiting them outside South Africa.

"I want to see these sculptures in very big galleries around the world to see my new sculpture, my new 3D eco-art. I want to see it in New York, London, see it all over the world, and I want the world to know about my work and my art and to learn from this 3D eco-art. This is the medium I have to keep teaching people, and they might also use this medium in the art industry," Ntuli said.

Nthuli hopes to reach millions around the world by turning trash into treasure and becoming one of South Africa's most renowned eco artists.