'A triennale of environmental investigations' by Synap(see)
A three-year investigation between the environment and photography exhibited at Fondazione Benetton. A choral investigation on issues concerning the peninsula's environment, nature, management, and territorial planning.
The photographic projects, the result of three years of research, focused on three themes - National and regional parks, Rivers, and Agriculture.
The first year focuses on national and regional parks, such as the Po Delta, the Apuan Alps, the Tuscan Archipelago, the Partenio region, and the Casentino Forests. Where does a park begin and end? The problem of pollution from plastic microparticles in the Tuscan Archipelago, marble extraction activities in the Apuan Alps, and environmental education in the Friulian Dolomites Regional Natural Park of Erto are some examples of issues examined by the project.
In the second year, the photographers studied some rivers in Italy. The various projects unfold the almost symbiotic relationship between man and waterways, the basis of civilizations.
The "Agro" research explored agriculture, livestock farming, and forestry crops. For at least a few decades, we have been observing a wave of "return to the land" ridden above all by a new generation of small-scale farmers and breeders who practice doing things aimed at greater sustainability and respect for animals and nature. The project has brought together various testimonies, making up a colorful mosaic of experiences and alternative ways of relating to the land. Production of medicinal herbs, protection of bees, animal welfare, solidarity purchasing groups, and involvement of disabled workers are some new good practices.
Synap(see) is a collective based in Italy.
