“Gold in the morning (A – J)” is an artwork by Alfredo Jaar created in 1985. This piece, crafted using a light box, falls within the Conceptual Art and Social Realism movements and is classified as a photo genre.
The artwork consists of a series of photographs that depict the strenuous and harrowing conditions of gold miners. The images capture various moments of the miners’ laborious activities. Some photographs show miners in physically demanding poses, highlighting the intense physical toil of extracting gold. Others reveal the landscape of the mining area with jagged and rocky terrains. The overall context conveys a sense of the miners’ perseverance and the stark reality of their working environment. The light box medium intensifies the rawness and urgency of these moments, drawing attention to social and humanitarian concerns central to Alfredo Jaar’s work.
