BIOGRAPHY
Born in the USA, Caroline Tronel grew up in Paris, immersed in street art and has made her home in Hong Kong, where she shares her positive and meaningful messages through sculptures, murals, installations and canvases. Her captivating artworks fuse up-cycling art with sustainability.
Tronel's art embodies the power of creativity and individual action in reshaping our relationship with the world. THE GIANT CRUSHED CANS series invites viewers to embrace sustainability and sparks conversations on environmental consciousness.
In Hong Kong, her work has graced the likes of K11 MUSEA, the Hong Kong Convention Centre, the French Consul General’s residence, Digital Art Fair Asia, Soho House and the French May Arts Festival as well as the Shanghai Exhibition Center in Shanghai and REXKL in Kuala Lumpur.
A documentary featuring THE GIANT CRUSHED CANS series is also in production, set to be showcased at the International Movie Festival on Sustainable Development in Hong Kong in May 2024.
Besides her Crushed Cans work - a statement on consumer culture, recycling and reimagining the disposable - Tronel’s twist on the Chinese symbol of Double Happiness - THE SHINING HEART - can be seen on the walls around town, symbolising souls intertwined and the need for (re)connection.