I thought I knew the meaning of an ancestral landscape, because in its syntax two identifiable words appear in my memory.
History & Culture
An approach to the third landscape
“WHAT IS THE THIRD ESTATE? – EVERYTHING. WHAT HAS IT BEEN UP TO NOW? – NOTHING. WHAT DOES IT ASPIRE TO BECOME? – SOMETHING”. SIEYÈS PAMPHLET (1789) IN GILLES CLÉMENT (2003)¹
The human being is, in general, an indifferent perceiver of the landscape. That is to say, an involuntary receptor of the multiple and varied stimuli coming from the place that inhabits.
Human beings have developed a perception ability that possibly has distinguished us from the rest of the species existing on this planet. And it is through the senses, that we can create situations and experiences based on a level of sensitivity that brings us closer to the relationship with our environment. The water is essential [...]Read More
