TINKEBELL’s
art provokes by exemplifying the blind spots of modern society. It’s
often highlighted in the media how Shell’s operations cause harm to our planet.
But the extent of
it remains largely invisible. For her series Oleum Shell isla de Curaçao, TINKEBELL
investigated a large Shell waste dump in a former mangrove forest on Curaçao.
What was once a beautiful bay brimming with rich nature has now become a
secluded industrial area with a toxic asphalt lake.
To visualise what has been lost, she painted the
original mangrove forest destroyed by Shell. For this, TINKEBELL
used paint made from the waste materials responsible for this
destruction.
