Topographic markers installed at the foot of each of the five original quarries of Belo Horizonte. Copper plates engraved in drypoint

 

VIAÇÃO PRADO LOPES
LAGOINHA
CARAPUÇA
ACABA MUNDO
MORRO DAS PEDRAS

 

From the layout of the quarries in relation to the planned city, the central point of intersection between them was determined, and a new marker was installed at this location.

 

AVENIDA BRASIL / RUA ALAGOAS

 

AS IT LASTS is a research project developed under the gaze of the mountainous landscape of Belo Horizonte, the capital of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It takes as its starting point the historical relationship between the city and its mountains, quarries, and hills.