A visual study on practices of work in mining, from XVI Century through the work De Re Metallica, de Georgius Agricola, to our days in Brazilian mines of Minas Gerais through images produced by the Brazilian Ministry of Work and Employment.
Photos from the Ministry of Labour and Employment, sector of Mining, Minas Gerais.
Government inspectors have been registering the workers’ conditions in the mineral sector. For their reports, they photograph places – restrooms, dormitories, cafeterias, the mines, access routes – and materials, cutting equipment, transport, electric and hydraulic installations. The images make visible the imminent risks, shortages and precariousness.
