Sokari Douglas Camp (Nigerian, born 1958)Barrel Woman
welded steel
88 x 23 x 17cm (34 5/8 x 9 1/16 x 6 11/16in).注脚Provenance
A private collection, Amsterdam.

This sculpture of a Nigerian woman is constructed from recycled oil barrels and olive oil cans. The artist, Sokari Douglas Camp, has a conflicted relationship with oil, having grown up in the Niger Delta - a region with an economy that is almost entirely dependent on the resource.

For the majority of the Delta's inhabitants, oil mining provides employment and a source of income. But they are also highly aware of the environment cost.

Sokari's colourful sculptures communicate the vitality and resourcefulness of the Delta's inhabitants, but also encourages the viewer to consider the long term consequences.