Tessel van der Putte is a visual artist and researcher, with a background in human rights and in nature conservation initiatives. She paints abstract and figurative work that re-imagines worlds of deep connectivity and mutual dependence. Inspired by water bodies and eco-feminist lenses, Tessel's work depicts "emotional landscapes" where body and space merge like water. The boundaries of the body - like the boundaries of water bodies - become abstract, constantly in flux, both creating and being reshaped like coastlines and riversides.

 

Compelled by the parallels between the female body and water bodies in social perspectives and nature rights, her work gives voice to a myriad of feminine perspectives, androgynous figures, and scenes of ecological care. Each painting aims to reveal the beauty of vulnerability and regeneration, and reminds us of our connection to the natural world that exists both around and within us.