what’s the story?

paul merrill lived in kenya, africa, from 2005-2007.

He noticed a lot of discarded rubbish on the beaches, sides of roads and walking paths.

He arranged those bits of rubbish and photographed them for your pleasure.

blue plastic rubbish art
Blue plastic bits found on a beach
plastic lollipop stems
Plastic lollipop stems
blue-green plastic bits found on a beach
Blue-green plastic bits found on a beach
phone cards: refills for pay-as-you-go phones
Phone cards: refills for pay-as-you-go phones
red plastic bits found on the beach
Red plastic bits found on a beach
bottle caps
Bottle caps
empty gum packets
Empty gum packets