Edi Hirose and Nancy La Rosa’s Moving Mountains: Extractive Landscapes of Peru features a showcase of many videos, photographs, and various installations depicting the effects of the human enterprise to obtain the resources of Peru. Despite of once having an historically rich landscape, the extraction of the country’s natural resources has clearly left a permanent mark in both the Peruvian population and their land. La Rosa and Hirose attempt to expose the startling effects of the industry from their devastating transformations of the terrain as well as its impact on the lives of those in Peru, though their implementation of institutional critiques.
The exhibit’s title, “Moving Mountains” seems to be very ironic because the idiom is used to …show more content…
The Domain documents the remains of the now-barren land of the Amazon Rainforest, left as the result of the Peruvian gold rush. Ashlar Quarries depicts the city of Arequipa, also known as the White City. The city was given the nickname for its chiseled architecture for the extraction of sillar stone. Although both collections may just bleak and desolate, Hirose deliberate placement of the two pieces, side-by-side, allow the audience to understand that the rummage for Peru’s resources has led to exhaustion, leaving desolate remnants across the country. The Domain and Ashlar Quarries, may not appear to create a strong interpretation when separated; however, collectively, the two allow for the creation of a vast comprehension of the extensiveness of the destructive …show more content…
Hirose’s first picture in Pasco depicts a broad view of the town of Cerro de Pasco, which is also known as the Royal City of Mines. The artist separates this image from the others in the collection because it gives an overview of the site, whereas the others are more detail-oriented and specific. The other images in the series portrayvarious living conditions such as houses on mountains to homes that are built from scrap metal or even cardboard. Pasco’s purpose is to illustrate the Peruvian population’s search to find a source of income, despite having to live in extreme climates or overwhelming amounts of pollution. The collection is featured in the exhibit because it demonstrates the willingness to working in the mining field, despite the harsh living conductions. The second series, Developers, documents the construction of skyscrapers. As new buildings are created, more resources must be extracted to build the complexes as well as fill formations to make it constructible. Edi Hirose displays both collections within the same premise because they both enable the illustration of the long-term effects of the extraction
The exhibit’s title, “Moving Mountains” seems to be very ironic because the idiom is used to …show more content…
The Domain documents the remains of the now-barren land of the Amazon Rainforest, left as the result of the Peruvian gold rush. Ashlar Quarries depicts the city of Arequipa, also known as the White City. The city was given the nickname for its chiseled architecture for the extraction of sillar stone. Although both collections may just bleak and desolate, Hirose deliberate placement of the two pieces, side-by-side, allow the audience to understand that the rummage for Peru’s resources has led to exhaustion, leaving desolate remnants across the country. The Domain and Ashlar Quarries, may not appear to create a strong interpretation when separated; however, collectively, the two allow for the creation of a vast comprehension of the extensiveness of the destructive …show more content…
Hirose’s first picture in Pasco depicts a broad view of the town of Cerro de Pasco, which is also known as the Royal City of Mines. The artist separates this image from the others in the collection because it gives an overview of the site, whereas the others are more detail-oriented and specific. The other images in the series portrayvarious living conditions such as houses on mountains to homes that are built from scrap metal or even cardboard. Pasco’s purpose is to illustrate the Peruvian population’s search to find a source of income, despite having to live in extreme climates or overwhelming amounts of pollution. The collection is featured in the exhibit because it demonstrates the willingness to working in the mining field, despite the harsh living conductions. The second series, Developers, documents the construction of skyscrapers. As new buildings are created, more resources must be extracted to build the complexes as well as fill formations to make it constructible. Edi Hirose displays both collections within the same premise because they both enable the illustration of the long-term effects of the extraction