Palm Oil - The Grease of Empire Tierrechte for wiping away the dust

for wiping away the dust of past failures may uncover the contours of future opportunities

Encouragement of Contemporary Art Award

it only becomes clearer that struggles to survive day-to-day challenges are most often struggles against sedimented raw deals whose disastrous logic needs to be traced over large expanses of space and time to become perceptible

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Palm Oil - The Grease of Empire Tierrechte for wiping away the dustA fascinating story of how palm oil has shaped our world It's in our food, our cosmetics, our fuel and our bodies. Palm oil, found in half of supermarket products, has shaped our world. Max Haiven uncovers how the gears of capitalism are literally and metaphorically lubricated by this ubiquitous elixir. From its origins in West Africa to today's Southeast Asian palm oil superpowers, Haiven's sweeping, experimental narrative takes us on a global