Ambar Lapidera 2021

The name "Ambar Lapiedra" translates literally from Spanish as "." This juxtaposition is oxymoronic in a scientific sense but rich in symbolic meaning:

In the mountain ranges north of Santiago, miners dig vertical shafts (called piques ) up to 50 feet deep into blue clay layers. Because Ambar Lapidera is associated with lignite coal seams, the risk of tunnel collapse and methane pockets is high. ambar lapidera

And at the center, the hand.

Her dead grandfather’s voice, dry as dust and distant as a dream, whispered from the mineral’s heart. The name "Ambar Lapiedra" translates literally from Spanish