The Secrets of the Sacred Stone

It all started with a gift: a pair of green stone earrings, given by her Colombian in-laws. "I was told they carried positive energy," she recounts . "They made me want to understand what was behind this stone." She discovers a culture where the emerald is a divine, sacred symbol. There, the stone chooses the one who finds it. Her reportage bears witness to this spiritual connection and the fragility of an ancestral craft threatened by the arrival of large mining groups. Dark hues, deep greens and red flashes blend to convey both the mystical brilliance of the stone and the tensions it generates. Núñez Rodríguez explores this paradox in a sensory staging where the image becomes matter, almost sculpture. Each image carries the hope of seeing the stone appear, but the emerald is never depicted: "I did not want to show it, because finding one is something that does not happen very often, and the most common green is that of the surrounding nature." /public-objects/aca1f8d3-277c-45f9-bfa1-31f86fcb97b9-00d3db9c-6ae9-4d4a-b7ec-69673b7dde86-Photo%202.webp Image sélectionnée To delve deeper, the work Emerald, published by Thames & Hudson, traces 21 centuries of fascination with the green gemstone, combining spectacular photographs, historical narratives, and an immersion into mines worldwide. Authored by experts such as Joanna Hardy and Franca Sozzani, editor at Vogue Italy , it explores the art, power and magic of the emerald. A book-object that is both documentary and sumptuous, it's a must-have!