Featured, Climate, Cute, Video, WorldDecember 8, 2021January 12, 2023 This Ivory Coast Artist Collects Plastic Waste From The Ocean And Turns It Into Stunning Artworks 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.