Nagasaka Mago: “Hacking” Capitalism and Making Art from the World’s Biggest E-Waste Dump

Nagasaka in his studio in the Nihonbashi area of Tokyo. (© Hanai Tomoko)

Nagasaka becomes totally absorbed in his work when he’s painting. (© Hanai Tomoko)

People burning electronic waste to salvage reusable metal. Thousands of people make a living here by selling scrap salvaged from the dump. (© Mago Creation)

(© Hanai Tomoko)

Nagasaka used some of the proceeds from the sales of his work to buy protective gasmasks for the men who work on the dump. (© Mago Creation)

“Ghana’s Son” © Mago Creation

Posing with sculptures made from materials salvaged from the Agbogbloshie dump. (© Hanai Tomoko)