Dana Prieto - 1:10000

1:10000 Bajo la Alumbrera

Hand made with soil contaminated by Bajo de la Alumbrera mine.

Glazed black stoneware, wooden box, gold leaf engraving

Edition of 4

2018

3D Model of Bajo de la Alumbrera mine [elevation]

1:10000 is an interdisciplinary project stemming from an artistic exploration and a geopolitical research on the social and environmental impacts of Canadian mining in Global South communities. The work is currently focusing on territories surrounding Bajo la Alumbrera mine in the municipality of Belen, Catamarca Province, Argentina.

The project involves the creation of a series of ceramic vessels built with clay from Belen and Hualfin, territories largely contaminated with arsenic, cadmium, mercury and sulphuric acids from Canadian mining. The vessels will be later gifted to the CEO and Corporate Social Responsibility executives of Yamana Gold and Goldcorp, both companies currently operating the Bajo la Alumbrera mine.