veins, 2016

by Adam Jarvi

Digital Print

Veins provides an expansive view of the scale of modern mining. On close inspection, one can identify the various layers of earth and rock that have been mined from this pit over the course of 100+ years of active extraction. From the iron-rich purple and deep red veins of high-grade ore that supplied the bulk of the steel used in both World Wars, to the grey taconite mined today, to the lightly colored overburden that must be removed from the surface to get at the rock, the history of the mine is revealed.

Price: $150-$250