Looking for Eutopia
Intro - The Camera Obscura
A JOURNEY THROUGH EUTOPIA
- Eutopia: rooting productive activities in the earth
- Man, the conscience of the Earth
- The Wonder of Life: a process of co-evolution
- The Valley Section: human activities in the region
The art of making Earth habitable
- The regionalist approach
- Maintaining natural resources
- The challenges and promises of planning Authorities
- Interpreters and translators in Italy
The territorial principle
- Rediscovering the territory as a key player in the economic dynamic
- Italian-style territorialism: reterritorialising the production system
- Activating endogenous local resources
- Integrating production into a cycle of self-reproduction
Towards the bioregion OUTLOOK
“Amid decay lies the best soil of Renascence, in Autumn its secret: that of survival and initiative, of inheritance yet fresh variation — the seed ; who wills may find, may sow, and in another Autumn also reap. This last word […]: il faut cultiver son jardin”
— PATRICK GEDDES
In times of crisis, it is essential to prepare the ground for the Renaissance. Such was the vision of biologist Patrick Geddes, who dedicated his life to the pursuit of Eutopia: a cooperative place profoundly rooted in nature. His Eutopia commenced a "territorialist" tradition, considering planning as a penetration of the outer world, that of animals, plants and rocks.
"Looking for Eutopia", a four-year research project within the University of Paris Est, the University of Bologna and the University of Edinburgh, traces the genealogy of this tradition, taking us on a journey from Scotland to the United States, Italy, and France. Find here more infos about the research.
As in Geddes' Outlook tower, a small wooden pavilion, ideally placed outside, houses a camera obscura, allowing visitors to explore from a new point of view the synergistic relationship between Venice and its ecosystem. On the wall, a QRcode will enable us to discover the influential figures, experiences and projects of this tradition. It will be a place where we can collectively coevolve our natural intelligence.
A research project by faire.