La Primera Piedra by Musuk Nolte (Mexico City, 1989) compiles images of the ceremonial laying of "the first stone" in infrastructure projects by the Peruvian State. The photographs range from highly significant events, such as the "Place of Memory, Tolerance, and Social Inclusion," to minor works like sports courts in rural towns of Peru. The deliberate repetition of these images in the book highlights the character they have acquired, transforming them into enigmatic, solemn, and even poetic acts.