The Gold We Inherited, the Gold of Our Dreams – Witness

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The Gold We Inherited, the Gold of Our Dreams

Gold has fascinated humankind for millennia. Ancient civilizations across the world saw the powerful sun in its yellow glow and sought…

via Medium: https://witness.worldpressphoto.org/the-gold-we-inherited-the-gold-of-our-dreams-9ef637dc6280

I originally envisioned bright photographs for this project, to mimic the sun-like quality of gold. But I ended up being drawn to the darkness surrounding gold’s glow, that hints at the mystery, greed, and violence associated with it over time. That, too, is part of Peru’s gold legacy. The glimpse of flickering light in the darkness, the promise of wealth for anyone willing to grasp at it.