Role
Maker, Writer
Institution/Country
Jewellers & Metalsmiths of Western Australia
Topic
Our veins / swallow: exploring ecological fragility through corrosion casting
Biography
Tineke Van der Eecken is an interdisciplinary contemporary jeweller, writer and maker whose practice includes corrosion casting. She applies this lab-based method to turn vasculatures and airways of living beings into delicate sculptural forms. She collaborates with scientists to reveal these landscapes of the body. Her work speaks to the fragility of the land, forests and oceans as these undergo tremendous changes, and our interconnectedness as humans to influence change.

