‘Pyramids of Garbage’ – Installation Art

An 11 m wide, 6 m high pyramid of waste, placed by artist Bahia Shehab in Cairo, Egypt. By placing an actual pyramid of rubbish by the great pyramids of Giza, the artwork hopes to bring attention to the contrast between majestic eternity and wonder and our current existence of overconsumption and waste, at the cost of the planet. 

Using the artwork as a stimulus use the Issues Tree methodology to explore the roots of the problem, the dilemmas this raises and possible solutions to the issues.