H / AlCuTaAu – An ore mined out of technological objects

Author Filip VisnjicCategory Members ObjectsPosted on: People

Created by Revital Cohen and Tuur van Balen, H / AlCuTaAu is an object created using precious metals and stones mined out of technological objects and transformed back into mineral form.

The artificial ore was constructed out of gold (Au), copper (Cu), tantalum (Ta), aluminium (Al) and whetstone; all taken from tools, machinery and computers that were sourced from a recently bankrupt factory.

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