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The images presented in this photobook connect and interlace on many planes. Starting from patterns and shapes, with unspecified dimensions; through unknown interiors; ending with the imaginary and authentic stories they present. Stories about earth, wind, water; about the harsh working conditions while fighting with unyielding material in buildings made of metal, on cliffs tens or even hundreds of meters high. Despite the dangers hiding everywhere, the man has continued mining and perfecting the techniques of extracting the stone for centuries.
The places I visited while taking the photographs create two contrasting worlds.
The first are deeply mysterious basalt mines. They are simply terrifying, with their enormous structures capable of crushing millions tons of rock into dust. Constructions reveal a harsh surrounding, unbearably hot in summer and icy cold in winter. Empty, impenetrable spaces, accompanied only by the sound of creaking metal and the dust covering every surface.
The second are much more systematic and controlled granite quarries. This is where giants weighing several dozen tons are brought to the surface and then sliced. Tireless machines and huge devices on many levels work precisely, being cogs of a huge mechanism.
