The Trash Queen Castle

An imagined world emerges where ocean and waste collide. Inspired by this union, Adèle Visser wrote a contemporary fairytale and created a sculptural installation from bricks made of burnt oyster shells and pressed, shredded aluminium cans. She developed these materials through an extensive process of experimentation, exploring how natural and manmade discarded elements could coexist. In the entrails of the vortex of plastic, the structure echoes the mythical Trash Queen’s castle: a place built on contradiction, curiosity and hope. Blurring the lines between storytelling and design, ‘The Trash Queen Castle’ invites viewers into a space where ecological grief and imagination meet. By stepping into this fragile queendom, we are encouraged to question our relationship with waste, widen our perspective and consider new ways of belonging in our changing world.