Floere Astrid Braet
©2024
“Goldrush”
2022
During a project titled "Goldrush," we attended lectures on the impacts of open-pit mining, Bruno Latour’s concept of the "Parliament of Things," and the social and ethical consequences of gold extraction on local communities and the environment. This inspired me to create a silver landscape, where I incorporate cutouts to represent the scars in the terrain. Through this work, I explore how these scars are often aestheticized, with their beauty abstracting the true damage.
As we carve our way down
In search for
the sweat of the sun,
Leaving an intriguing
tapestry of scars
In search for
the sweat of the sun,
Leaving an intriguing
tapestry of scars
je kerft me uit
graaft me onder
en weer op
vermaalt me tot gruis
ploegt en spit
spuugt me weer uit
met veel lawaai
zoek je, niets
kan ik verbergen
ik vloei weg
langs de geulen
die jij graaft
hoor je me dan niet
als ik zachtjes fluister
stop