Eclipse of Aerocene Explorer, 2016 (left)
Inkjet print
The photograph was taken during the performance at Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia in January 2016, during Tomás Saraceno’s artistic expedition. Salar de Uyuni salt flat is estimated to be the biggest lithium depository in Earth. Lithium is an alkali metal, used widely in electronic industry for mobile batteries, and becoming increasingly scarce. Atop of Uyuni salt crust, the Aerocene sculptures floated proposing to keep the natural resources in the ground, and to relate to energy cycles differently: harnessing Sun and Earth as the sole batteries.
Aerocene Gemini, Free Flight, 2015 (right)
Digital video
Photo © Andrea Rossetti