Season 03
la linea
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Place
from the mouth of the Reno river to the mouth of the Isonzo river -
Country
Italy -
Period
2021-2023 -
Start coordinates
44°37'N 12°16'E -
End coordinates
45°43′N 13°33′E -
Altitude
0 m a.s.l. -
Maximum elevation
3 m a.s.l. -
Minimum elevation
-1 m a.s.l. -
Maximum depth
14 m
abstract
La Linea (The Line), 2023: an extended exploration, a residence that expands in space and time.
We embarked on a journey along the uncertain boundary between land and sea, a strip of territory stretching from the mouth of the Rhine to that of the Isonzo. An investigation of margins, places of transition, areas where water and land meet and transform.
We traveled the Line on foot, by boat, by any means at our disposal, trying to capture its changing essence. We observed and documented the signs that define this border: lagoons, deltas, estuaries, dunes, infrastructure. A constantly changing landscape, where nature and human intervention intertwine in a continuous dialogue.
The Line manifests itself in different ways: sometimes a clear border, a consolidated shore; other times an ephemeral trace, a barely visible sign. A territory of margins, of outdoor spaces, of places of passage. Some connected to the hinterland, others isolated, suspended between water and sky. A mosaic of human presences, of inhabited, uninhabited, temporary spaces.
The Line is our first long-term residency. Outside the classic formula...
The maps we have created are the result of careful observation, an attempt to convey the complexity of a landscape, seeking uniformity and differences.
Season 3 featured Alessio Zemoz (photographer), Daniele Ietri (geographer and documentary filmmaker), and Eleonora Mastropietro (documentary filmmaker and geographer).
La Linea (The Line), 2023: an extended exploration, a residence that expands in space and time. We embarked on a journey along the uncertain boundary between land and sea, a strip of territory stretching from the mouth of the Rhine to that of the Isonzo. An investigation of margins, places of transition, areas where water and land meet and transform. We traveled the Line on foot, by boat, by any means at our disposal, trying to capture its changing essence. We observed and documented the signs that define this border: lagoons, deltas, estuaries, dunes, infrastructure. A constantly changing landscape, where nature and human intervention intertwine in a continuous dialogue. The Line manifests itself in different ways: sometimes a clear border, a consolidated shore; other times an ephemeral trace, a barely visible sign. A territory of margins, of outdoor spaces, of places of passage. Some connected to the hinterland, others isolated, suspended between water and sky. A mosaic of human presences, of inhabited, uninhabited, temporary spaces. The Line is our first long-term residency. Outside the classic formula... The maps we have created are the result of careful observation, an attempt to convey the complexity of a landscape, seeking uniformity and differences. Season 3 featured Alessio Zemoz (photographer), Daniele Ietri (geographer and documentary filmmaker), and Eleonora Mastropietro (documentary filmmaker and geographer).
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Authors: Daniele Ietri, Eleonora Mastropietro, Alessio Zemoz
Abstract: We crossed the Line on foot, by boat and by other means. We wanted to work on the narrow strip that separates the lagoons and inland waters from the Adriatic Sea, stretching from the mouth of the Rhine to that of the Isonzo. We observed and depicted some aspects of what happens here, on the outer edge.
There are some common elements in the geography of the Line that we have observed, photographed and sometimes catalogued. A border between sea water and lands-that-are-not-lands. The sea water is that of the northern Adriatic, the lands-not-lands are the lagoons, deltas, estuaries, sands and dunes, as well as the infrastructure that one encounters arriving from the sea or from land, or walking along the sea or sailing along the coast and in the lagoons.
The Line sometimes appears as a clearly marked boundary, because the land is well consolidated by the seashore, and sometimes it is a very thin line, barely visible or almost invisible, because it changes with the weather and the tides or because it is little more than an artificial wall. The territories of the Line are a border and a margin. They are external rather than internal. Some are connected to the interior, to the countryside and cities behind them, while others are not connected at all, because they are islands, or because there is nothing to connect to or nothing to connect. In fact, inhabited, uninhabited and temporarily inhabited areas often alternate along the Line, together with different uses and spaces.
Year: 2024
Publisher: Mimesis Edizioni
Collection: Deep Maps/Mappe Profonde
