In the 20th century, the exploitation of anthracite, caused wealth and employment in Fabero, a mining village in the northwest of Spain. Fabero went from the subsistence economy to living on this precious material, known as the mineral that heated homes from all over Spain. Nowadays, in the village you can still breathe mining atmosphere that existed more than thirty years ago. Townspeople remember with nostalgia that time, when the mine brought life to the village despite the harsh living conditions it demanded. However, depopulation has had bad consequences as many places are uninhabited or transformed. This project has sought to reconstruct the historical memory of this places.
PROJECT
Taller minero de Fabero
Quirófano del Hospitalillo de Antracitas de Fabero
Sala de Rayos X del Hospitalillo de Antracitas de Fabero
Sala para pacientes del Hospitalillo de Antracitas de Fabero
Economato de Antracitas de Fabero
Inauguración Hogar juvenil de Fabero| Pizzería “Piz Paz”
El polvorín
Hogar juvenil de Fabero |Pizzería “Piz Paz”
Eufrasia and her work in the mine
Eufrasia, excited, told us how hard her life and work were. She narrates: “Always swallowing coal and not being able to eat bread.”
Eufrasia worked at the mining station of Valdesalguedo, which does not exist at the moment. After the open-cast mining, landscape changed and nothing remains from that time.
In order to get an idea of Eufrasia mining’s work, we went to Pozo Julia mining station.
“I had work insurance coverage because my job was so dangerous.”
In the 20th century, the exploitation of anthracite, caused wealth and employment in Fabero, a mining village in the northwest of Spain. Fabero went from the subsistence economy to living on this precious material, known as the mineral that heated homes from all over Spain. Nowadays, in the village you can still breathe mining atmosphere that existed more than thirty years ago. Townspeople remember with nostalgia that time, when the mine brought life to the village despite the harsh living conditions it demanded. However, depopulation has had bad consequences as many places are uninhabited or transformed. This project has sought to reconstruct the historical memory of this places.
Fotografía de archivo | Toma actual
Taller minero de Fabero
Fotografía de archivo | Única vista posible hoy día del Economato
Economato de Antracitas de Fabero
Fotografía de archivo | Toma actual
Quirófano del Hospitalillo de Antracitas de Fabero
Fotografía de archivo | Toma actual
Sala de Rayos X. Hospitalillo de Antracitas de Fabero
Fotografía de archivo | Toma actual
Sala para pacientes. Hospitalillo de Antracitas de Fabero
Fotografía de archivo | Toma actual
Inauguración oficial del hogar juvenil de Fabero
Restaurante pizzería "Piz Paz"
Fotografía de archivo | Toma actual
Hogar juvenil de Fabero
Restaurante pizzería "Piz Paz"
Fotografía de archivo | Toma actual
El polvorín
Eufrasia and her work in the mine
Eufrasia, excited, told us how hard her life and work were. She narrates: “Always swallowing coal and not being able to eat bread.”
Eufrasia worked at the mining station of Valdesalguedo, which does not exist at the moment. After the open-cast mining, landscape changed and nothing remains from that time.
In order to get an idea of Eufrasia mining’s work, we went to Pozo Julia mining station.
“I had work insurance coverage because my job was so dangerous.”