Inaccessible depths

Using archival photography as a basis for digital remodeling, film transports us to realms that have become inaccessible to human presence—once-thriving sites now shrouded in mystery. It delves into the forbidden landscapes of the Quarry of Romanville near Paris, now toxified, and the abandoned New World Shopping Mall in Bangkok, Thailand. These echoes of past human activity resurface, serving as poignant reminders of the impermanence of human endeavors within the vast tapestry of geological time.

As we delve deeper into these forbidden spaces, we encounter echoes of our past folly. Here, the apparitions of laborers engaged in gypsum extraction linger amidst the cavernous depths. Memories long buried resurface as haunting sounds, transporting onlookers to an era when the Parisian rocky strata bore witness to the genesis of a clandestine subterranean realm sculpted approximately 45 million years ago.

The film serves as a portal into the forbidden subterranean strata of stone, where the voices of rocks are rekindled. It unveils the historical extraction of gypsum stones, devoid of supportive structures, which culminated in tragic collapses. Today, these quarries stand as forbidden territory, cordoned off by impenetrable barriers, serving as silent witnesses to the perilous consequences of unchecked excavation.

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