IN an Islamabad workshop, 35-year-old Pakistani artist Ehtisham Jadoon transforms scrap car parts into massive sculptures inspired by Transformers and dinosaurs—like a 14-foot Optimus Prime, a steelmaned lion, and a towering T-rex. Sourcing cogs, chains, hubcaps, and engines from junkyards, he welds motorbike springs into arms, car rims into shoulders, fuel tanks into spines, and bearings into eyes.
“I visualize forms in scrap metal and solve the puzzle,” says Jadoon, a self-taught former martial artist and steel fabricator who designs spontaneously despite weekly doctor visits for eye sparks and burns.
His aggressive, giant beasts channel his fighter’s energy, turning waste into value. Scrapyard owner Bostan Khan marvels: “What is waste to us becomes something valuable in his hands.” Jadoon’s intricate work highlights creativity from discard.
AFP
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