Dickens Otieno: A Weaver of Waste and Tradition Dickens Otieno, born in Migori County, Kenya (1979), is a Kenyan artist whose distinctive sculptural practice centers on transforming discarded aluminum cans into intricate woven metal armatures—a process that simultaneously honors East African artistic heritage and champions environmental sustainability. His journey to artistic prominence began not with formal education but with an instinctive fascination for repurposing materials found in Nairobi’s bustling marketplaces, mirroring the ethos of Ghanian artist El Anatsui whose work similarly ut…