by Rachel Ogbu

Kenyan artist Cyrus Kabiru has become a force to reckon with creating art using trash. He is now popular for his “C-Stunners,” a series of eye-catching handmade eye glasses we know Lady Gaga would be a fan of.

“When I woke up every morning, the first thing I’d see was trash,” Kabiru said. “I used to say to my dad that when I grow up, I want to give trash a second chance.”

The self-taught sculptor and painter has now become known for making visually remarkable artworks from abandoned refuse he collects from the streets of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.

“I don’t see trash as waste,” says Kabiru. “I just see the trash as a chance for creativity. You get people saying, ‘I grew up in the Kibera slum, I grew up in this place and this place, buy my art,'” says Kabiru.

“I want to change that — not telling people about my problems, the poverty,” he adds. “I think it’s good to sell the creativity you have done, telling people you have this place [so they can come] to buy your work and see your ideas,” he told CNN.

[Photos: H/T CNN]