Sustaining Art and Value In Tires

Ecore CEO  Art Dodge sat down with internationally renowned sculptor Chakaia Booker — whose work is built entirely from recycled rubber — to explore what’s possible when industry meets art. The pair drew rapt attention at the TRF Tire Recycling Conference as they discussed how the rubber waste is anything but wasted.

Art Dodge recounted how, during a visit to New York’s Museum of Modern Art he came across a large wall sculpture made with tire materials.  “I was mesmerized by the piece… took down the artist’s number and immediately contacted Chakaia.”

Through their friendship each has discovered things they never knew about tires and each continues to turn those discoveries into art and beauty.   Booker transforms recycled tires into impactful sculptures that challenge how we think about waste and resource use. Her approach reframes end-of-life materials, encouraging a more thoughtful perspective on resource recovery and the role of innovation in advancing circularity.

Art Dodge transforms recycled tire material into surfacing and flooring. Like Booker, his approach reframes end-of-life tire materials, adding safety, beauty and an aesthetic art to any environment from industrial floors, to commercial buildings, sports and recreational facilities, hospitals and schools.

Together, the pair mesmerized an audience of tire makers and recyclers and challenged them to the idea of how art and sustainability intersect and how creative thinking can unlock new value from materials and support more sustainable, forward-looking solutions.

© Scrap Tire News, June 2026