Waste on wheels: Models you’ll find only at Auto Expo in Greater Noida

From discarded keyboards to junk jewellery from the streets of Jaipur, electronic waste and other items of daily use have turned into wonder at the Auto Expo in Greater Noida this year.

Called “The Art of Restoration”, the exhibition has some amazing installations on display – from a 1929 Chevrolet to a Mercedes and electric scooters – all made out of discarded items. Besides the stalls put up by various automobile companies, there lies a corner that has been named the ‘Cartist’s Pavilion’.

There are four electric scooters, each depicting a different theme. While one of them is draped in cloth – a tribute to the weavers of the country – another is studded with junk jewellery from Jaipur. A third symbolises the street foods from various states, a fourth stories from the narrow lanes of the country. A little ahead is the installation of an autorickshaw, painted in indigo blue.
Among those giving shape to the installations is Shrikant, w h o h a s used wooden toys from Udaipur and Channapatna of Karnataka to build a Chevrolet model. “The pandemic was a lesson for all of us. The automobile industry faced quite a number of challenges, such as the lack of chips that held up production for many companies. This year, we are focusing on sustainable solutions.
If we continue to ignore the amount of e-waste we generate every year, it will have an adverse effect on the environment. These installations have been created using e-waste,” said Himanshu Jangid, the founder and managing director of the ‘Cartist’s Pavilion’