Conflict Minerals / Bitter Tastes

A diptych serving as a list of colonialism’s spoils, which we use every day at home.
The first work is devoted to food products. Raisins, cinnamon, coffee, and tea are just some of the items whose colonial legacy has become transparent—invisible in their everyday use.
The second work is a list of minerals currently being mined in Africa and the brutal mining methods used—depleting mineral resources and employing people in mines without respect for human rights. Cobalt and carbon—without them, it would be impossible to manufacture smartphones, laptops, and tablets.