ナショナルジオグラフィックさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ナショナルジオグラフィックInstagram)「Photos by @richardbarnes | Carrara, in northwestern Tuscany, is famous for the pristine white marble mined here since Roman times. I photographed the quarries and also witnessed artists creating contemporary works of art as well as replicas of iconic sculptures. About 400 years ago Michelangelo wandered these very same quarries looking for the perfect blocks of marble to realize his vision in stone. But a sculpture that once took an artist years to produce can now be done in a matter of days or weeks with state-of-the-art scanning and robotic technology. I'm fascinated by what is lost or gained in this collapse of time: What happens in the translation from the touch of man to machine? In addition, I've also tried to immerse myself in learning more about the environmental impact of the mining process and its effect on the local residents and their landscape in the Apuan Alps. Go to the link in bio to read the related story on repatriating works of art.」9月9日 10時00分