Look Closely at the Mountains

Look closely at the mountains the phrase was coined by artist Manfredo de Souzanetto during Brazils years of dictatorhsip Mining activities were destroying the environment in the state of Minas Gerais in the south west of the country Through editing Ana Vaz draws parallels between this region and the very distant NordPasdeCalais in northern France also marked by over three centuries of mining On one side eroded mountains plague its inhabitants with deadly landslides Hollow and gutted these mountains become the receptacles of a ghostly memory On the other side in France mining waste stacks become mountains and reservoirs of biodiversity where the frontier between nature and technology is now indiscernible