PHOSPHATE (2012)
Just like the rest of the world, the Netherlands is highly dependent on the use of phosphate in food production: it is one of the three most important ingredients in fertiliser and a primary component of animal feed. Apart from in Morocco, which has the world’s largest phosphate reserves, this mineral can only be found in several other countries – and supplies are running out worldwide. For his series PHOSPHATE, Henk Wildschut photographed phosphate mines in Morocco together with photographs of the fruits of phosphate-use in the Netherlands. In doing so, Wildschut symbolises the relationship (of dependency) between both countries.
