Ibero-American Video Exhibition: "Multipla: Mujer Artista Rexiste" (Multipla: Woman Artist Resists) Museum of Art of the Federal University of Ceará Fortaleza, Brazil Curator: Lilian Amaral Starting August 21, 2019 The demand for sand grows year after year. In addition to its use for road and housing construction, the demand from the fracking industry has been added in recent years, which uses sand along with chemical components and water to fracture the dense rock formations that hide oil and gas. This strong demand is surpassing the supply and driving up the price of this raw material, which is encouraging the creation of groups of poachers who 'hunt' sand on deserted beaches and even in the sea. Sand is the second most consumed raw material by humans after water, a natural resource which is the main reason for wars in the 21st century and is also very abundant in the Western Sahara occupied by Morocco. The history of sand trafficking ...