Nothing is what it was intended to be, in the hands of a creative person.

Repurposed art speaks further than the aesthetics and into the depths of society as a whole. Human waste is out of control, and the United States throws away far more than any other country. It is intriguing to reconsider what an average person may consider waste and to consider it a work of art...here is an article in the times you should read about Lisa Occhipinti.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/28/garden/28qna.html?_r=2

Here is an example of Lisa's work: