Through her lens, Chi Yin - who was the Nobel Peace Prize photographer in 2017 - tells the story on how the tin that becomes solder that binds components in the world's computers and other electronics had been extracted. An accident that burnt the corner of her eye while collecting the story in this island didn't even stop her.
Off-shore tin mining operation in Bangka Island Source: Sim Chi Yin / VII for Le Monde
Her artwork 'The Tin Men' was part of Sydney Festival 2018 and also UNSW 'In Your Dreams' exhibition.
