Season 01
The archive of the present
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Place
Jovençan (AO) -
Country
Italy -
Period
September 3–7, 2019 -
Coordinates
45°42’56"N 7°16’25"E -
Elevation
632 m a.s.l. -
Surface
6 km² -
Population
703 (2022) -
Density
117 ab/km² (2022) -
Maximum elevation
2602 m a.s.l. -
Minimum elevation
593 m a.s.l.
abstract
Jovencan, 2019: the starting point.
Eight explorers, eight new perspectives, for the first foray of the Studi sul Qui project.
A small town in the Aosta Valley, a microcosm in the Aosta plain, chosen as a laboratory for field research. Not a simple visit, but a deep immersion, an attempt to decipher the identity of a place through dialogue between those who live there and those who are observing it for the first time.
The streets of the village, the hidden paths, the encounters with the inhabitants: every detail became a piece of a mosaic in the making. An investigation that intertwined physical geography with collective memory, the signs of the past with the traces of the present.
The maps created from this experience are an archive of impressions, intuitions, and questions. An attempt to convey the complexity of Jovencan, to capture its essence through multiple perspectives.
Not a single narrative, but a polyphony of voices and images. An invitation to walk the paths of Jovencan with the same curiosity that animated our exploration, to discover the stories behind every corner, to question the relationship between man and territory.
Season 1 participants: Tobias Boos (geografo), Alexine Dayné (autrice e attrice), Daniele Ietri (geografo e documentarista), Paolo Martelli (filmmaker), Eleonora Mastropietro (documentarista e geografa), Daniela Salvucci (antropologa), Paola Zaramella (regista e performer), Alessio Zemoz (fotografo), Dorothy Louise Zinn (antropologa).
Jovencan, 2019: the starting point. Eight explorers, eight new perspectives, for the first foray of the Studi sul Qui project. A small town in the Aosta Valley, a microcosm in the Aosta plain, chosen as a laboratory for field research. Not a simple visit, but a deep immersion, an attempt to decipher the identity of a place through dialogue between those who live there and those who are observing it for the first time. The streets of the village, the hidden paths, the encounters with the inhabitants: every detail became a piece of a mosaic in the making. An investigation that intertwined physical geography with collective memory, the signs of the past with the traces of the present. The maps created from this experience are an archive of impressions, intuitions, and questions. An attempt to convey the complexity of Jovencan, to capture its essence through multiple perspectives. Not a single narrative, but a polyphony of voices and images. An invitation to walk the paths of Jovencan with the same curiosity that animated our exploration, to discover the stories behind every corner, to question the relationship between man and territory. Season 1 participants: Tobias Boos (geografo), Alexine Dayné (autrice e attrice), Daniele Ietri (geografo e documentarista), Paolo Martelli (filmmaker), Eleonora Mastropietro (documentarista e geografa), Daniela Salvucci (antropologa), Paola Zaramella (regista e performer), Alessio Zemoz (fotografo), Dorothy Louise Zinn (antropologa).
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Authors: Daniele Ietri and Eleonora Mastropietro (edited by)
Abstract: Questo libro è la presentazione di una pratica, che dà conto di un’esperienza di lavoro e di ricerca concreta, vissuta personalmente dagli autori. Non si tratta di un contributo teorico, non è una rassegna bibliografica e non lo vuole essere. Il libro nasce dall’esperienza di ricerca realizzata a Jovençan, in Valle d’Aosta, tra 3 e il 7 settembre 2019, durante la quale un gruppo composto da artisti e ricercatori ha lavorato alla costruzione di una mappatura profonda del luogo e della comunità. Gli stessi partecipanti hanno rielaborato le loro esperienze nei contributi. Il volume fissa lo stato di avanzamento di un progetto ancora in corso e di un processo aperto a attività e esperienze future. È il racconto della “Stagione 1” del progetto “Studi sul Qui”, destinato, nelle intenzioni degli autori, a proseguire ed evolvere.
Contributions by: Tobias Boos, Alexine Dayné, Daniele Ietri, Paolo Martelli, Eleonora Mastropietro, Daniela Salvucci, Paola Zaramella, Alessio Zemoz, Dorothy Louise Zinn
Year: 2020
Publisher: Mimesis Edizioni
Series: Eterotopie
