Palm in Our Hands

On the 2nd of March 2023; Darcelle had been sent on a quest by Anaru Woods.

This peculiar quest had no bounds, no beginning, nor end. To capture just a figment of the adventure into the unknown world, Darcelle documented her travels into the stories of human history, using Palm Oil as the compass to navigate between the lives and times of the known human world.

Palm Oil was decided to be the subject matter for the first of this quest upon Darcelle’s completion of her oil painting “Between Two Fires”. A nostalgic curiosity re-emerged; and posed itself with the question; Why are Orangutans associated with deforestation, and what does Palm Oil have anything to do with it?

The information available about Palm Oil and its role in the movement of human society had been a dizzying chaotic search in itself. However, it is with the help from Dr. Max Haiven, an expert on the subject of Palm Oil and Humanity, Darcelle began this deep dive with intent.

Darcelle took this as a new mission; to share the story of Palm Oil from its beginning to where humanity is now; to present it through the feelings invoked by the stories we can see. A portrayal of history where literacy and language would not be a barrier to the wisdom gained from historical introspection.

This collection of drawings, is a travel guide into human history.

The reader will be the one to decide how extensive their adventure is.

“Between Two Fires”

Oil Painting by Darcelle Nesser