Ivorian artist Aristide Kouame combs the Abidjan’s coast while collecting waterlogged flip-flops he finds on the beach. He takes them home, cuts the rubber scraps into pieces and uses them to create artwork that then values at nearly $1,000.
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This Japanese Woman Transforms Old Cardboard Boxes Into Lifelike Sculptures And It’s Incredible
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This Lake In Inner Mongolia Is Naturally Red And It Looks Unreal
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