Miner's helmet
Miners' monument in the Salt Cathedral, Zipaquirá, Colombia.
The sign reads the following (excuse my translation):
"They are roots, they are skins,
they are leaves, they are animals,
they are symbols -muiscas-
they are minerals, they are seeds,
they are people...
that leave the mark in their helmets.
Helmets that are taken to oblivion.
Helmets that belong to that man that
faces himself to the rock and molds it, transforms
it, to a world of darkness."
Alberto Ferrero
Original version:
"Son raíces, son pieles,
son hojas, son animales,
son símbolos -muiscas-
son minerales, son semillas,
son personas...
que van dejando la marca en sus cascos.
Cascos que son llevados al olvido.
Cascos que pertenecen a ese hombre que
se enfrenta a la roca para moldearla y
transformarla, en un mundo de oscuridad."
Alberto Ferrero
More info: Salt Cathedral
21 Responses
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On 31 August 2007 Jon Wollenhaupt said:
Bravo! Muy poderoso!
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On 31 August 2007 Carlos Bohorquez Nassar said:
thx! muchas gracias Jon. Cheers
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On 3 September 2007 Marcus Bradbury gave props:
Great image!
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On 3 September 2007 Carlos Bohorquez Nassar said:
thx Marcus!
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On 16 September 2007 Ashley Dixon said:
I love this photo! I just got back from Bogota about a month ago and have a similar image but definitely not as good as yours!! Great Work Marcus!!
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On 16 September 2007 Mike Taing gave props:
beautiful
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On 16 September 2007 Carlos Bohorquez Nassar said:
thx a lot for the comments, Ashley, its Carlos by the way! =p cheers
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On 16 September 2007 Alexis Gerard gave props:
Spectacular entry - you have my enthusiastic vote.
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On 16 September 2007 Carlos Bohorquez Nassar said:
thx a lot Alexis, glad u liked it.
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On 17 September 2007 Henry Bowman gave props:
Touching!
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On 17 September 2007 Carlos Bohorquez Nassar said:
Thx Henry, appreciate the comment.
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On 17 September 2007 Carlos Bohorquez Nassar said:
thx gigi, glad u liked it, and your welcome for the translation, it wouldn't be fair if english-only speakers couldn't read it. Thx for the fav!
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On 19 September 2007 nicolas celaya said:
Buenisima la foto, la luz, el encuadre, el texto todo!
Great shot!!! -
On 19 September 2007 Carlos Bohorquez Nassar said:
Muchas gracias Nicolas!
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On 1 October 2007 Howard Seelig gave props:
Amazing shot.Its beautiful,scary,sad and touching.Again great shot.
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On 1 October 2007 Carlos Bohorquez Nassar said:
Thx for the nice words Howard!
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On 23 January 2008 Christopher Stawney gave props:
I think everyone above has it covered, but I wanted to say I really dig it as well! I really like your work!
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On 23 January 2008 Carlos Bohorquez Nassar said:
Thanks Christopher, glad you are enjoying my shots.
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On 17 August 2008 Nelson Campbell gave props:
Really powerful. Voted.
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On 1 September 2008 Natalia Delgado gave props:
What a powerful image for this theme!! Voted
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On 2 September 2008 Carlos Bohorquez Nassar said:
thx Nelson and Natalia!
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