Artlands // Interventi

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The artwork, created within a flood-control basin, lies on the northern side of the Stepping Stone intervention that was built four years earlier. It consists of a series of canals and islets that follow on from one another and spread out in all directions at regular int...
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A large pond was created in the old loading area of an abandoned gravel pit, constituting the re-emergence of the ancient landscape after many years of the land’s disfigurement. This work is only the latest modification made by humans in the area, but i...
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The transition zones between two different habitats (forest – grassland; wood – lake; fresh water – salt water, etc.) are special ecosystems because they are home both to species that are exclusive to these types of habitat, as well as communities typical of nei...
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The new bandita

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The name “Case Passerini” used to refer to the old private hunting reserve of the Passerini counts, called the Bandita Pantano. The Italian term bandita, from the expression “mettere al bando” (meaning “to ban” or “to leave out” in ...
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Large municipal landfills are a “new” feature of the landscape. Their artificial forms, created to obtain the highest storage capacity, are defined by superposed planes and steep slopes. Landfills are an unmistakable element of the contemporary landscape, whether they...
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Habitat (R)Evolution: from Amphibians to Birds

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This is phase II of the construction works of the Val di Rose natural reserve, with the creation of several new marsh habitats all around the first small core built in 1996. These new environments also include a large basin of approximately five hectares, which has been...
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The artwork consists of a small wetland with some islets in the middle. It was designed as an ecological “stepping stone” for aquatic birds during their flight to and from the larger wetlands of the plain (the combined sites of the Stagni di Focognano protected area)....
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Throwing the first stone

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The artwork was created in an area of intensive farming, with some portions occupied by small illegal structures that are typical of the outskirts, such as shacks and sheds for the storage of building materials. A long time ago the area was characterised by extensive marshlands. ...
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The Sluice gates

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The present-day appearance of the plain to the north-west of Florence is the result of extensive land reclamation work, which has been carried out in an organised way since at least Etruscan times, and the more recent occupation of the land with buildings. The constructi...
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Beyond Agnes Denes (tribute to)

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With this artwork, a new wetland dedicated to migratory birds was created over fields that were intensively cultivated until the day before. This choice provided the opportunity for a comparison with the work carried out more than 30 years earlier by Agnes Denes (Wheatfi...
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Enclosing with water

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The design strategy of surrounding one’s residence with a sunken area – and wherever possible maintaining a permanent body of water there – is a common characteristic of building in the history of human communities. In many floodplains, and especially i...
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Project by Carlo Scoccianti | Interventions

TThe house has always been synonymous with construction, and therefore intimately tied to the human will and skill to create an environment suited to people’s needs. Many other animal species have also mastered the ability to “build a shelter”, modifyin...
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Observatory – Cobble habitat

Project by Carlo Scoccianti | Interventions

The observatory was designed for the observation of waterfowl that alight on the adjacent lake of the work-site Beyond Agnes Denes (tribute to). At the same time, its structure was also conceived as a giant “refuge” for many species of small fauna (reptiles, amphibian...
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Beyond Agnes Denes (tribute to)

Project by Carlo Scoccianti | Interventions

With this artwork, a new wetland dedicated to migratory birds was created over fields that were intensively cultivated until the day before. This choice provided the opportunity for a comparison with the work carried out more than 30 years earlier by Agnes Denes (Wheatfi...
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Work-site and work-element: definitions

Carlo Scoccianti | Interventions

My works (work-sites) establish a dialogue with the (human) observer through their aesthetic and vast spatial dimensions, and in many cases, this dialogue is highlighted with the presence of certain “elements” (work-elements). The latter take shape as points of refere...
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