The soil takes on the appearance of a layer of gentle dust that rests upon the Earth – ready to be ploughed and watered, or carried away in trucks to a different land. It allows itself to be shaped into the cups that we press to our lips, or even to be beaten into walkways by the soles of our feet.
This rich part of our Earth that we trample and pollute is much more than it appears to be. Our soil, like the ocean, hides many secrets deep beneath its surface. Underneath the soil, there are metropolises filled with millions of organisms. There are seeds that are waiting to burst open with life. There are bones and shells that mark the existence of great creatures that roamed the planet far before our very existence.
