On the Rocks
Marina Olivares and MC Love titled their project “On the Rocks.” It explored the intersection of historical and contemporary extraction practices near La Llagosta by juxtaposing the granite aggregate quarrying operations of Canteras Canro with their discovery of the Pou de Glaç de Can Donadeu, a centuries-old ice well in the same vicinity.
Unable to gain direct access to the quarry due to its heightened security, their investigation pivoted to satellite imagery via Google Earth and outreach to La Xopera, a local ecological group advocating for the ice well’s preservation amidst the quarry’s encroachment.
Fragment of text by Latitudes (Max Andrews and Mariana Cánepa Luna). Coverstory December 2024 On the (Critical, Contextual) Rocks. https://www.lttds.org/coverstory/
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Lara Almarcegui
