Mikhail Bopposov lives in the village of Walba, Yakutia. He, like most locals, has a cowshed. But Bopposov differs from his neighbors by a wonderful hobby — a man makes sculptures out of manure.
"In Yakutia, in winter, everyone who keeps a cowshed makes manure from the cowshed into a tank (as if it looks like a box on a sled). So the manure is compactly stored and takes up less space. In the spring, the tank is taken away from the village or left in the chernozem for fertilizer. I made a real tank in one year, I thought, it's all the same to sculpt, why not make something beautiful and meaningful, and not just a pile of manure? So it went-it went," the craftsman told Life.
When art smells: Yakut craftsman sculpts sculptures from manureWhen art smells: Yakut craftsman sculpts sculptures from manure The sculptor draws inspiration for his creations from the Chinese calendar.
When art smells: Yakut craftsman sculpts sculptures from manureWhen art smells: Yakut craftsman sculpts sculptures from manure To mark the coming of the year of the Rooster, Mikhail Bopposov sculpted a huge sculpture of a rooster — 3.5 meters high and 4.2 meters long. The statue has already become a local landmark.
When art smells: Yakut craftsman sculpts sculptures from manure Locals are happy to take selfies against the background of the creation of a characteristic color, and the author states that the sculpture can withstand the weight of an adult.
When art smells: Yakut craftsman sculpts sculptures from manureWhen art smells: Yakut craftsman sculpts sculptures from manure Bopposov has been surprising with his creativity for many years. Since 2012, he has managed to make a dragon, a snake, three horses, a family of goats and monkeys, and even Zhdun.
When art smells: Yakut craftsman sculpts sculptures from manureWhen art smells: Yakut craftsman sculpts sculptures from manureWhen art smells: Yakut craftsman sculpts sculptures from manureWhen art smells: Yakut craftsman sculpts sculptures from manureWhen art smells: Yakut craftsman sculpts sculptures from manureWhen art smells: Yakut craftsman sculpts sculptures from manure