Precious
The series Precious deals with a persistent fascination I have had with open pit mines. Huge amounts of earth are moved, making craters so large they can be seen from space to obtain precious metals and gemstones for industrial as well as personal use. Many times once these mines are exhausted, the hole remains as a permanent scar on the land, and if proper remediation is not done, this scar sometimes can become more toxic than the actual mining that created it (i.e. Berkeley Pit).