Mále Uribe unveils salt mural made from lithium-extraction waste
Architect Mále Uribe has unveiled the Salt Imaginaries exhibition of works created from discarded salt from lithium extraction in the Atacama Desert, Chile.
Located in Santiago, the exhibition aims to draw attention to the salt waste produced during lithium extraction in the Atacama Desert and reconsider the value of this material.
The Salt Imaginaries exhibition opened in Chile at the end of August
"I came to Chile to look at all the discarded salts that are produced during lithium extraction at evaporation ponds in the Atacama Desert," Uribe told Dezeen.
"Salt Imaginaries is part of a larger proposal to re-think the value of minerals found in the Atacama Desert, understanding them as carriers of natural and cultural value," she continued. The featured work includes a wall of rock samples from the Atacama Desert and a sylvinite mural
At the centre of the exhibition is a 3.5-metre-long mural made entirely from discarded salt, which is a waste product created when the underground brine containing lithium is placed in evaporation pools to extract the mineral.
Produced in collaboration with the Advanced Technology Laboratory for Mining, the mural comprises over 800 triangular tiles.
The mural is made from 800 angular tiles arranged into a 3.5-metre panel
"The mural was made with individual tiles with a triangular base in two inverted shapes, so they can be arranged in multiple ways to create different geometrical compositions," said Uribe.
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