El Anatsui: Artwork
Through his artwork, Anatsui explores globalism, environmental crisis, intellectual and world history, consumerism, waste, and the transience of people's lives. He also "uses materials that relate to his cultural environment, exemplifying change and revealing destruction, transformation, and regeneration." His materials include metal, ceramic, and different forms of wood. Many of Anatsui's recent works - like those with discarded metal bottle caps - are so free and flexible that they can be installed in different ways every time, constantly changing as they do so ("El Anatsui", 2001-2012).