Artist Lindsay Tunkl Contfronts Our Greatest Fears Gets Real About Death
At the core of her work, Tunkl is fascinated by the Anthropocene, a term that denotes both “man” and “new”. Smithsonian Magazine characterizes the Anthropocene as the current geological epoch whereas “human-kind has caused mass extinctions of plant and animal species, polluted the oceans and altered the atmosphere, among other lasting impacts.” In focusing on this movement, one which contributes to our own demise, Tunkl exposes her audience to the tragic reality we are all living in; a reality without immediate answers....