Tanoa Sasraku on oil, power and the landscapes of memory | Turner Prize 2026 Nominee

What can crude oil tell us about power? Artist Tanoa Sasraku examines the histories embedded in materials, from crude-oil paperweights and military body armour to mineral pigments dug from the earth. Travelling to Scotland’s Inchindown Oil Tanks, Sasraku considers the relationships between oil, imperialism, conflict and our own experiences of power, control and protection. 0:00 Memory, place and findi...