![Desire Koffi, 24-year-old artist, poses next to his artwork during an exhibition in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Dec. 1, 2018. Desire Koffi often walks through Koumassi, a popular district of Ivory Coast\'s main city Abidjan, to collect old mobile phones that he buys from people for 500 CFA francs ($0.8726) a pair. Back home, he dismantles the phones with a hammer to pull out the screens and keyboards. He uses them for his paintings. One can take him up to three or five days of work. (Photo/Agencies)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/12/17/2c35bbb2cfba4a3a928bcd639162d0dd.jpg)
Desire Koffi, 24-year-old artist, poses next to his artwork during an exhibition in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Dec. 1, 2018. Desire Koffi often walks through Koumassi, a popular district of Ivory Coast's main city Abidjan, to collect old mobile phones that he buys from people for 500 CFA francs ($0.8726) a pair. Back home, he dismantles the phones with a hammer to pull out the screens and keyboards. He uses them for his paintings. One can take him up to three or five days of work. (Photo/Agencies)
![Desire Koffi, 24-year-old artist, holds discarded phone keyboards at his workshop in Abidjan, Ivory Coast Nov. 30, 2018. Desire Koffi often walks through Koumassi, a popular district of Ivory Coast\'s main city Abidjan, to collect old mobile phones that he buys from people for 500 CFA francs ($0.8726) a pair. Back home, he dismantles the phones with a hammer to pull out the screens and keyboards. He uses them for his paintings. One can take him up to three or five days of work. (Photo/Agencies)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/12/17/9d9e03dd524e45a78b1a6f5643b31cfa.jpg)
Desire Koffi, 24-year-old artist, holds discarded phone keyboards at his workshop in Abidjan, Ivory Coast Nov. 30, 2018. Desire Koffi often walks through Koumassi, a popular district of Ivory Coast's main city Abidjan, to collect old mobile phones that he buys from people for 500 CFA francs ($0.8726) a pair. Back home, he dismantles the phones with a hammer to pull out the screens and keyboards. He uses them for his paintings. One can take him up to three or five days of work. (Photo/Agencies)
![Desire Koffi, 24-year-old artist, places electronic waste on his painting at his workshop in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Dec. 5, 2018. Desire Koffi often walks through Koumassi, a popular district of Ivory Coast\'s main city Abidjan, to collect old mobile phones that he buys from people for 500 CFA francs ($0.8726) a pair. Back home, he dismantles the phones with a hammer to pull out the screens and keyboards. He uses them for his paintings. One can take him up to three or five days of work. (Photo/Agencies)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/12/17/fac6e54bf3564a04b3c13b01c1a4bc5e.jpg)
Desire Koffi, 24-year-old artist, places electronic waste on his painting at his workshop in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Dec. 5, 2018. Desire Koffi often walks through Koumassi, a popular district of Ivory Coast's main city Abidjan, to collect old mobile phones that he buys from people for 500 CFA francs ($0.8726) a pair. Back home, he dismantles the phones with a hammer to pull out the screens and keyboards. He uses them for his paintings. One can take him up to three or five days of work. (Photo/Agencies)
![An artwork made with discarded phone keyboards is pictured at the workshop of 24-year-old artist Desire Koffi, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast Dec. 3, 2018. Desire Koffi often walks through Koumassi, a popular district of Ivory Coast\'s main city Abidjan, to collect old mobile phones that he buys from people for 500 CFA francs ($0.8726) a pair. Back home, he dismantles the phones with a hammer to pull out the screens and keyboards. He uses them for his paintings. One can take him up to three or five days of work. (Photo/Agencies)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/12/17/73dca3cadee848e69db90fd61795924a.jpg)
An artwork made with discarded phone keyboards is pictured at the workshop of 24-year-old artist Desire Koffi, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast Dec. 3, 2018. Desire Koffi often walks through Koumassi, a popular district of Ivory Coast's main city Abidjan, to collect old mobile phones that he buys from people for 500 CFA francs ($0.8726) a pair. Back home, he dismantles the phones with a hammer to pull out the screens and keyboards. He uses them for his paintings. One can take him up to three or five days of work. (Photo/Agencies)
![An artwork made with discarded phone keyboards is pictured at the workshop of 24-year-old artist Desire Koffi, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast Dec. 3, 2018. Desire Koffi often walks through Koumassi, a popular district of Ivory Coast\'s main city Abidjan, to collect old mobile phones that he buys from people for 500 CFA francs ($0.8726) a pair. Back home, he dismantles the phones with a hammer to pull out the screens and keyboards. He uses them for his paintings. One can take him up to three or five days of work. (Photo/Agencies)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/12/17/9c36d884f3c24246802012229efb4d18.jpg)
An artwork made with discarded phone keyboards is pictured at the workshop of 24-year-old artist Desire Koffi, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast Dec. 3, 2018. Desire Koffi often walks through Koumassi, a popular district of Ivory Coast's main city Abidjan, to collect old mobile phones that he buys from people for 500 CFA francs ($0.8726) a pair. Back home, he dismantles the phones with a hammer to pull out the screens and keyboards. He uses them for his paintings. One can take him up to three or five days of work. (Photo/Agencies)
![Desire Koffi, 24-year-old artist, works at his workshop in Abidjan, Ivory Coast Dec. 3, 2018. Desire Koffi often walks through Koumassi, a popular district of Ivory Coast\'s main city Abidjan, to collect old mobile phones that he buys from people for 500 CFA francs ($0.8726) a pair. Back home, he dismantles the phones with a hammer to pull out the screens and keyboards. He uses them for his paintings. One can take him up to three or five days of work. (Photo/Agencies)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/12/17/43ea569ec6c74f4f86afa73dd8475474.jpg)
Desire Koffi, 24-year-old artist, works at his workshop in Abidjan, Ivory Coast Dec. 3, 2018. Desire Koffi often walks through Koumassi, a popular district of Ivory Coast's main city Abidjan, to collect old mobile phones that he buys from people for 500 CFA francs ($0.8726) a pair. Back home, he dismantles the phones with a hammer to pull out the screens and keyboards. He uses them for his paintings. One can take him up to three or five days of work. (Photo/Agencies)
![Desire Koffi, 24-year-old artist, walks at a recycling area in search of old mobile phones in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Nov. 30, 2018. Desire Koffi often walks through Koumassi, a popular district of Ivory Coast\'s main city Abidjan, to collect old mobile phones that he buys from people for 500 CFA francs ($0.8726) a pair. Back home, he dismantles the phones with a hammer to pull out the screens and keyboards. He uses them for his paintings. One can take him up to three or five days of work. (Photo/Agencies)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/12/17/f54198342db848939b0e18e8e71ef9b5.jpg)
Desire Koffi, 24-year-old artist, walks at a recycling area in search of old mobile phones in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Nov. 30, 2018. Desire Koffi often walks through Koumassi, a popular district of Ivory Coast's main city Abidjan, to collect old mobile phones that he buys from people for 500 CFA francs ($0.8726) a pair. Back home, he dismantles the phones with a hammer to pull out the screens and keyboards. He uses them for his paintings. One can take him up to three or five days of work. (Photo/Agencies)