Artists create garb from garbage
to stress the Democratic Republic
of the Congo’s plight: Rich in
resources yet plagued by poverty,
it’s a dump for global waste.LOOKING
AT THE
EARTH
FROM
EVERY
POSSIBLE
ANGLE
PHOTOGRAPHS BY
STÉPHAN GLADIEUTRANSFORMING
TRASH INTO
PROTEST ART
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
VOL. 241 NO. 6
PROOF
JUNE 2022 7