Surrounded by old circuit boards, copper wires, and dismembered electronics, Zayd Menk, 21, uses Google Maps to measure the dimensions of a New York high-rise and then takes out his saw. He is building a model of Midtown Manhattan out of discarded e-waste.
Menk, originally from Zimbabwe, is currently living in the UK where he studies Fine Art at UCA Farnham. He is due to graduate in a few months. A weekend and afterschool art project in 2017, his scaled replica of the city streets and geometric buildings of Manhattan took him only three months to complete. Menk was in high school at the time.
