NaCl

“NaCl” (sodium chloride) is a project that explores crystallization and dissolution, the geological processes that shape the landscape, and how these processes are reflected in the formation of social events. Its aim is to provide an artistic/poetic response to the question: Can a parallel narrative be written between geological time and social time?

The project is divided into three distinct parts:

Salt: Consisting of two photographs where a salt rock obtained from a dilapidated salt mine in the province of Guadalajara (Imón salt flats) is hacked until its dissolution.

Imón: Comprising eight diptychs where photographs of early 20th-century postcards depicting the process of salt production and collection at the Imón salt flats during their peak are juxtaposed with geological strata maps from the IGME (Spanish Geological and Mining Institute).

Dolina: Composed of three photographs documenting a sinkhole found in the focal area of this project. A dolina is a distinctive type of geological depression, a subsidence in the ground caused by the collapse of materials in a specific location.