Nobles and monks extract salt from Poza de la Sal. Centurions across the empire are paid salaries from the crystalized seas. Windmills sprout on leased land across Castilla y León, the energy flowing principally to País Vasco and Madrid. Pastors drive their sheep to Poza for shearing. Wool carts cross the Montes Obarenes to the port of Santander, bound for Flanders. Monsanto conducts the first field tests of sterile, genetically-modified plants. The Caliphate arrives, reversing the flow of salt for a short while. The Nuclear Plant at Santa María de Garoña releases 6000 liters of radioactive water into the Río Ebro. Potatoes arrive from the Americas.
Words: Interview with Valentina and Felix Tamayo from “El Cielo Desaparecido” by Manu Gil (1994), excerpts from The Bible (Sagradas Escrituras 1569) Apocalipsis 1:18, 13:4, and Ezekiel 29:3
Edited by Grant Holub-Moorman
Original footage shot in La Bureba, Burgos, España
Sourced footage: “Wind turbine catches fire after being struck by lightning” by Chris Lopez
Music: “Figues” by Tarta Relena (2018); “Terrapin Figures” [excerpt] by Matt Marble (2020)
Sourced sound from the Freesound.com contributors Nomadas, Hoersturz, and kb7clx
Research/Process
Rural Apocalypse 