bordermemories project

Border | Memories

- elisa mansutti -

the project

rombon

spring

bovecso a

trenta

kobarid

rombon

spring

bovecso a

trenta

kobarid

fortress

monastery

museum

war cemetery

skiing

kayaking

climbing

cycle-biking

hiking

camping

birdwatching

fishing

telferage

isonzo river

itinerary

kobarid

tolmin

concentration camp

mt kolovrat plain-air museum

deskle

solkan

nova gorica

gorizia

trnovo

lokve

crni vrh

mali golak

foibe

trnovski godz

topografie della memoria

trail intersection

mt sabotino peace park

san micheledel carso

doberd

redipuglia

castellazzo

concentration camp

gradiscadisonzo

carso 2014+

trail intersection

mt san michele

concentrationcamp

bonifica della vittoria

cona island

punta sdobbafishersvillage

grado

lagoon of grado

291 the program

the programAfter having:

. mapped the difficult heritage

sites (concentration camps and

foibe) of the macro-region Vene-

zia Giulia;

. found a connecting element (the

Isonzo/Soca river)and determined

the area of action;

. selected the difficult heritage

sites to develop;

. selected the other sites of inte-

rest after the context analysis;

. compiled a file for every site

with historic introduction, pic-

tures, and description;

. picked out the intermediate pla-

ces (the bridges) that physically

permit to cross the river and to

pass from one site to the other;

now it is the turn to develop a

strategy for the re-narration and

re-activation of the territorys

shared memories.

The river is the connecting ele-

ment, the metaphor of the border

and the bridges are the physical

entities that systematize the me-

mories and the shared sites of the

territory bathed by the Isonzo.

Therefore the project is consti-

tuted by the crossings that intro-

duce the specific sites.

The strategy is to define a topic

for each spot that will be develo-

ped in architectonic means.

Every site treats a theme rela-

ted to its specific past while the

bridge connected with it develops

a topic that introduces in a gene-

ral way the specific topic of the

site. Both spots (the bridge and

the site) give only sinthetic in-

formation about the topic, they

rather employ architectonic means

to induce sensations, optical and

spacial effects that remind the

topic.

The aim is to lead the individues

think during a dynamic fruition

of the space. The spots become in-

frastructures useful to the re-

activation of the memory, but in

a subjective way: it is up to the

individue whether to examine in

depth the topic or just to use the

infrastructure.

With regard to the bridges, the

planning strategy is to flank each

existent bridge with a pedestrian

bridge serving as useful infra-

structure (as it separates the pe-

destrians flux to the cars one)

together with the transmission of

information.

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292 PART 7|the project

specific themegeneral themebridge site history

km 38

km 50

km 85

km 100

km 120

kobarid mt kolovrat

mt kolovrat open-air museumthe isonzo battles

propagandathe influence of governments on civils opinion with the use of censorship and propaganda

km 38

fossalon fossalon

concentration camp of fossalonforced/spontaneous migrationsthe relocation of populations due to external causes

the forced-labour camp of slavic people in the reclaimed territory of fossalon


km 120

poggio terzarmata

concentration camp of poggio t.segregationthe confinement the populations are forced to withstand because of war events or racial discrimination

carso battlesthe forced reclusion of slavic people in the silk factory due to ethnic reasons

poggio terzarmatakm 100

solkan

foibeelimination of the diversethe result of the intimate fear of the elements of a group towards who do not share the same ideals

the murder of the yugoslavian regimes oppositors

trnovokm 85

tolmin

concentration camp of ciginjvictims/perpetratorsthe contradictory role of every population being them victims and perpetrators during the history

the ignored brief duration of the concentration camp in ciginj

ciginjkm 50

293 the program

specific themegeneral themebridge site history

km 38

km 50

km 85

km 100

km 120

kobarid mt kolovrat

mt kolovrat open-air museumthe isonzo battles

propagandathe influence of governments on civils opinion with the use of censorship and propaganda

km 38

fossalon fossalon

concentration camp of fossalonforced/spontaneous migrationsthe relocation of populations due to external causes

the forced-labour camp of slavic people in the reclaimed territory of fossalon


km 120

poggio terzarmata

concentration camp of poggio t.segregationthe confinement the populations are forced to withstand because of war events or racial discrimination

carso battlesthe forced reclusion of slavic people in the silk factory due to ethnic reasons

poggio terzarmatakm 100

solkan

foibeelimination of the diversethe result of the intimate fear of the elements of a group towards who do not share the same ideals

the murder of the yugoslavian regimes oppositors

trnovokm 85

tolmin

concentration camp of ciginjvictims/perpetratorsthe contradictory role of every population being them victims and perpetrators during the history

the ignored brief duration of the concentration camp in ciginj

ciginjkm 50

KM 37mt kolovrat

kobarid

296 PART 7| the project

(bovec)

(tolmin)

general itinerary

kobarid

bridge

mt kolovratopen air museum

italiaslovenija

297 KM 38

1000

1100

500

0

0

200

141

mt kolovrat open-air museum

kobarid ww1 museum

kobarid bridge

(m)

(km)

kobarid bridge

propaganda|misleading reality

200 m (asl)

kobarid; mt kolovrat plain-air museum of ww1

the isonzo battles

bovec; trenta valley; springs

tolmin bridge; ciginj

14 km

1000 m

1100 m (asl)

bridge.............................

general theme (bridge).............

altitude...........................

deviation to.......................

specific theme (site)...............

next stop of the itinerary (north)...

next stop of the itinerary (south)...

distance...........................

altitude gap.......................

max altitude.......................


PROPAGANDA

manipulated information

distorted truth

MISLEADING REALITY

299 KM 38

kobarid bridge

[metaproject]

PROPAGANDA

The bridge of Kobarid is connected

to the First World War open-air

museum situated at Mount Kolo-

vrat.

The general theme handled at the

bridge is the use of propaganda

in the field of war.

The war forces populations to

fight against each other for eco-

nomical, political, religious re-

asons and not all the individues

agree with the entrance into the

war. The governments, to obtain

the support of all the people, use

the propaganda and the censorship

to influence their opinion, often

distorting the reality, giving

false information and using stra-

tegic mottos to deceive the indi-

vidue.

Propaganda is neutrally defined

as a systematic form of purposeful

persuasion that attempts to in-

fluence the emotions, attitudes,

opinions, and actions of speci-

fied target audiences for ideo-

logical, political or commercial

purposes through the controlled

transmission of one-sided messa-

ges (which may or may not be fac-

tual) via mass and direct media

channels.

(Richard Alan Nelson)


CONCEPT

WARPING/DISTORTING SPACE

when walls, ceiling, pavement do not follow a perpendicular system, the effect on the visitors is that of diso-rientationWhat is straight, vertical?

A certain way of arranging the elements can determine an alteration of the feeling of the space around, challeng-ing the viewers perception of their bodies

reference:

Richard SerraSnake and the Matter of TimeGuggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain

PROPAGANDA || MISLEADING REALITY

how to give the impression of the theme

x y

z

301 KM 38

CONCEPT

WARPING/DISTORTING SPACE

when walls, ceiling, pavement do not follow a perpendicular system, the effect on the visitors is that of diso-rientationWhat is straight, vertical?

A certain way of arranging the elements can determine an alteration of the feeling of the space around, challeng-ing the viewers perception of their bodies

reference:

Richard SerraSnake and the Matter of TimeGuggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain

PROPAGANDA || MISLEADING REALITY


x y

z

plan 1:1500

section 1:1000

nplan 1:100

view 1:100

section 1:100


view AA 1:100

section BB 1:100

aa

bb

313 KM 38


1

2

3

4

5

scheme of the elements detail

steel i-beam (hea 1000), h 1000mm .1steel plate welded to i-beam, th 15mm .2

steel unequal angle, 100x60x8mm .3wood panel, 700x150x30mm .4

steel grating, 26x76mm .5

319 KM 38

1

2

3

4

5


steel i-beam (hea 1000), h 1000mm .1steel plate welded to i-beam, th 15mm .2

steel unequal angle, 100x60x8mm .3wood panel, 700x150x30mm .4

steel grating, 26x76mm .5

aab

b

detail bb 1:10 detail aa 1:10

1. steel grating, 26x76mm2. wood panel, 700x150x30mm3. steel i-beam (hea 1000), h 1000mm 4. steel unequal angle, 100x60x8mm 5. steel plate welded to i-beam, th 15mm

2

4

3

5

1

2

KM 50ciginj

(solkan)

(kobarid)

ciginjex concentration camp

bridge


325 KM 50

50

0

0 2,4

ciginj

tolmin bridge

(m)

(km)

bridge.............................


altitude...........................

deviation to.......................




distance...........................

altitude gap.......................

max altitude.......................

tolmin bridge

victims/perpetrators|opposing paths

150m (asl)

ciginj

ex-concentration camp

kobarid

solkan bridge - foibe of trnovo

2,4 km

50 m

200 m (asl)


VICTIMS/PERPETRATORS

interchange of roles

rival positions

OPPOSING PATHS

327

tolmin bridge

KM 50

VICTIMS/PERPETRATORS

The bridge of Tolmin is connected

to the ex concentration camp pla-

ced in the nearby village of Ci-

ginj.


bridge is the contradictory

role of victim and perpetrator

that every community plays in the

course of history.

As well as the case of Italian and

Slavic populations, the role of

every community in the course of

history is not easy to determine:

during a certain period of time

they might have been victims, in

other perpetrators.

It depends on the events that

acted during that precise time.

If we look at the History from a

general point of view (calling it

super-history) we could see the

cycling change of roles that era-

ses every label. Who is victim

now might have been perpetrator

yesterday, and so on; so, talking

about super-history, it has no

significance calling it just vic-

tim or just perpetrator (like -1+1

is equal to 0).

[metaproject]


assume two periodic functions one oppo-site the other (opposite in the sense that their curvature is contrary each other).two points moving along the curves will cyclically change their position being one the opposite the other: sometimes point A will be above point B, other times it will be below point Bthis idea represents the changing role of populations being them victims and perpetrators during the passing of time

CONCEPT

PERIODIC OPPOSING PATHS

VICTIMS/PERPETRATORS || OPPOSING PATHS


329 KM 50

assume two periodic functions one oppo-site the other (opposite in the sense that their curvature is contrary each other).two points moving along the curves will cyclically change their position being one the opposite the other: sometimes point A will be above point B, other times it will be below point Bthis idea represents the changing role of populations being them victims and perpetrators during the passing of time

CONCEPT

PERIODIC OPPOSING PATHS

VICTIMS/PERPETRATORS || OPPOSING PATHS


old bridge

new bridge

old bridge

new bridge

plan 1:1500

section 1:1000

nplan 1:100

view 1:100

section 1:100

view AA 1:100

section BB 1:100


aa

bb

347 KM 50

prefabricated concrete block .1steel frame .2metal grid .3scheme of the elements detail

1

2

3


prefabricated concrete block .1steel frame .2metal grid .3scheme of the elements detail

1

2

3

353 KM 50

1. steel grating, 54x80mm 2. reinforced concrete retaining wall 3. steel upn profile, 80mm

detail aa 1:10detail bb 1:10

1

2

1

3

1

3

3

a

ab

b


A TEN-DAYS PAST

stratification of memories one of which is forgotten

FRAGMENTS

ciginj concentration camp

A TEN-DAYS PAST

In 1942 the little village of Ci-

ginj, situated in the proximity of

Tolmin, hosted a Fascist concen-

tration camp.

The specific theme handled at the

site is the ignored brief dura-

tion of the camp.

The Fascist authorities transfor-

med the military barracks alre-

ady present in the village into a

concentration camp that, because

of the closeness with the Partisan

movement and the tensions with the

local population, worked only for

two-three weeks.

Later, the camp has been turned

into a factory that is still in

use.

For many decades in ex Yugosla-

via the recalling of the Fascist

period was silently forbidden to

discuss and probably for this rea-

son the difficult past of the site

in Ciginj is little aknowledged by

the population.

With the Yugoslavian dissolution

the argument started to be discus-

sed more openly.

[metaproject]

357 KM 50

The site is situated in a val-

ley surrounded by mountains and

oriented along the north-south

axe. The ex concentration camp,

now a factory, is placed in the

northern extremity of the valley.

The main road runs along the valley

passing in Ciginjs center and in

front of the factory and, despite

its narrow dimension, it is highly

used by cars and trucks. For this

reason, cyclists and pedestrians

have difficulties in using that

street, instead the secondary

road that connects the village of

Kozarsce (situated on the other

side of the valley in front of Ci-

ginj) to the factory, is safer and

more used for hikes.

The intent of the project is to

provide the area with a cycle-

pedestrian lane that gives the

opportunity to learn the history

of the factory with a fragmented

wall that gives information, se-

parates the lane to the street and

hosts a spot where the visitors can

stop to watch the landscape and

the building mirroring their own

image on the fragments.

The project is the result of the

superimposition of two needs: the

need of a footpath and resting area

for hikers and cyclists, and the

need to remember the past of the

site.


assume a fragmented reflecting surface:the reflected objects appear in pieces, the result is not a right specular image.the aim is to represent the lack of parts of memory of the site stimulating a emotional response through a frag-mented reflection

CONCEPT

FRAGMENTED (REFLECTING) WALL

A TEN-DAYS PAST || FRAGMENTS


reference:

Rodan Kane HartReflection:(strips)Cape Town, South Africa

359 KM 50

assume a fragmented reflecting surface:the reflected objects appear in pieces, the result is not a right specular image.the aim is to represent the lack of parts of memory of the site stimulating a emotional response through a frag-mented reflection

CONCEPT

FRAGMENTED (REFLECTING) WALL

A TEN-DAYS PAST || FRAGMENTS


reference:

Rodan Kane HartReflection:(strips)Cape Town, South Africa

ciginj

(next bridge solkan)

modrej

most na soci

modrejcekozarsce

ex concentration camp

isonzo/soca

(next bridge tolmin)

ciginj

volceisonzo


kozarsce

kuk

mengore

main street(traffic, no space

for bikes-pedestrians)

deviation from the main street

fragmented wall

ciginj

volceisonzo


kozarsce

kuk

mengore

main street(traffic, no space

for bikes-pedestrians)

deviation from the main street

fragmented wall

the itinerary 1:7000


fragmented view + self-reflection

369 KM 50

fragmented view + self-reflection

site plan 1:1000

section 1:1000

nplan 1:200

view 1:200


5m

2m

street limit

filter

footpath

filter limit

5m1.

3/ 5m4.

387 KM 50

KM 75trnovski gozd

mt sabotin

foibe


solkan

kromberk

ozeljan

smihel

ajsevica

nova gorica

rozna dolina

ravnica

grgar

voglarji

trnovo

foiba

(ciginj)

(poggio terzarmata)

397 KM 50

solkan bridge

elimination of the diverse|scrap

90 m (asl)

trnovo

foibe

tolmin

gorizia-nova gorica

14 km

720 m

810 m (asl)

bridge.............................


altitude...........................

deviation to.......................




distance...........................

altitude gap.......................

max altitude.......................

110

400

800

0 1472,5

solkan bridge

prevala

ravnica

trnovo

foiba

(m)

(km)


ELIMINATION OF THE DIVERSE

diverse paths/destinies

interrupted lifes

SCRAPS

399

solkan bridge

KM 85

ELIMINATION OF THE

DIVERSE

The bridge of Solkan is connected

to the foiba situated in the Tr-

novski Gozd forest.


bridge is the elimination of the

diverse.

Crowds or certain communities can

involve herding behaviour that

turns violent, particularly when

confronted by an opposing ethnic

or racial group.

This behaviour is due to xenopho-

bia, the irrational fear of the

diverse.

It can manifest itself involving

the relations and perceptions of

an ingroup, including a fear of

losing identity, suspicion of its

activities, aggression, and de-

sire to eliminate its presence to

secure a presumed purity (Wikipe-

dia).

In typical crowd situations,

factors such as anonymity, group

unity, and arousal weaken perso-

nal control by distancing people

from their personal identities

and reducing their concerns for

social evaluation (Wikipedia), le-

ading them, in certain cases, to

commit crimes.

Xenophobia can elicit or faci-

litate hostile and violent reac-

tions, such as mass expulsion of

immigrants, pogroms or, in other

cases, genocide.

[metaproject]


assume a filteronly the elements with certain charac-teristic can pass beyond the filter, the others are scrapsinstead if the elements are willing to change their conformation they can pass anyway but they have adapt themselves to a nature different from their origin

CONCEPT

filtering elements

ELIMINATION OF THE DIVERSE || SCRAPS


scrap

scrap

scrap

scrap

401 KM 85

assume a filteronly the elements with certain charac-teristic can pass beyond the filter, the others are scrapsinstead if the elements are willing to change their conformation they can pass anyway but they have adapt themselves to a nature different from their origin

CONCEPT

filtering elements

ELIMINATION OF THE DIVERSE || SCRAPS


scrap

scrap

scrap

scrap

new bridge

old bridge

new bridge

old bridge

plan 1:1500

section 1:1000

nplan 1:100

view 1:100

section 1:100


aa

bb

view AA 1:100

section BB 1:100

419 KM 85


1

2

3

4

5


primary steel beam .1steel c-profile, 100mm .2steel i-profile, 100mm .3steel grating, 54x80mm .4

steel sheet (welded to the primary beam), 15mm .5

425 KM 85

1

2

3

4

5


primary steel beam .1steel c-profile, 100mm .2steel i-profile, 100mm .3steel grating, 54x80mm .4

steel sheet (welded to the primary beam), 15mm .5


a

ab

b

4

2

5

1

3

2

1. steel i-beam, h 2700mm2. steel grating, 54x80mm 3. steel upn profile, 100mm4. steel sheet (welded to the primary beam), h 2500mm, th 15mm5. elastomeric bridge bearing


SITE OF DEATH

open-air grave in the forest

need to overcome the trauma

LOOKING FROM ABOVE

429

foiba of trnovo

A SITE OF DEATH

In the proximity of the village of

Trnovo, in the Trnovski Gozd fo-

rest, there is a deep carsic cavi-

ty, the foiba.


site is the murder of the Yugosla-

vian regimes oppositors.

The foiba of Trnovo was used to

hide several dead bodies of sol-

diers and it is particularly fa-

mous because it was also used to

kill and then hide the bodies of

the oppositors of the regime. Most

of them where Italians.

In the past, the foiba, 138 meters

deep, had been surveyed but it was

not possible to count the exact

number of victims.

The foiba is situated in a forest

interesting for its carsic rocks

and richness of trees.

The aim of the project is to di-

stance the individues from the

painful emotions of the difficult

heritage and to look to the past

with a general point of view. For

this reason a curved path moves

among the trees reaching a high

position above the foiba, ending

with a cantilever towards the

outlook.

[metaproject]

KM 85

assume a difficult heritage sitethe attention is focused on it, the feelings imply pain because of the sad memorythe concept for overcoming the trauma and for going beyond the memorial is to involve the environment, its explora-tionre-activating the site with diverse layers: the memory and the fruition of the space in other waysone is free to choose whether to remem-ber the past or only to live the place

CONCEPT

EXPLORING THE ENVIRONMENT

SITE OF DEATH || LOOKING FROM ABOVE



assume a difficult heritage sitethe attention is focused on it, the feelings imply pain because of the sad memorythe concept for overcoming the trauma and for going beyond the memorial is to involve the environment, its explora-tionre-activating the site with diverse layers: the memory and the fruition of the space in other waysone is free to choose whether to remem-ber the past or only to live the place

CONCEPT

EXPLORING THE ENVIRONMENT

SITE OF DEATH || LOOKING FROM ABOVE


431 KM 85

ravnica

trnovo

foiba

voglarji

solkan

grgar

isonzo/soca

panoramicpoint of view

elevated point of viewto the foiba

access path to the foiba inclination 8%

foiba


panoramicpoint of view

elevated point of viewto the foiba

access path to the foiba inclination 8%

foiba

439 KM 85

to t

rnov

o vi

llag

e

foiba

to t

rnov

o vi

llag

e

foiba

site plan 1:1000

section 1:1000

+5.3

8.8

5.8

foiba

n

+5.3

8.8

5.8

foiba

n

plan 1:100

4.5

3.5

n

4.5

3.5

n

plan 1:100

view 1:100

section 1:100


aa

section AA

457 KM 85

KM 100carso

poggio terzarmata


bridge

poggio terzarmataex concentration camp

465 KM 100

poggio terzarmata bridge

segregation|caging

150 m (asl)

poggio terzarmata

poggio terzarmata ex concentration camp; carso 2014

solkan

fossalon

747 m

0 m

32 m (asl)

bridge.............................


altitude...........................

deviation to.......................




distance...........................

altitude gap.......................

max altitude.......................

0

0 747

poggio concentration camp

poggio bridge(m)

(m)


SEGREGATION

ISOLATION

discrimination

separation from the other individues

467 KM 100

SEGREGATION

The bridge of Poggio Terzarmata is

connected to the ex concentration

camp and to the First World War

open-air museum situated in the

Gorizian Carso.


bridge is the discrimination of

certain groups.

Segregation is the practice of re-

stricting people to certain cir-

cumscribed areas of residence or

to separate institutions and fa-

cilities on the basis of race or

alleged race. Ratial segregation

provides a means of maintaining

the economic advantages and supe-

rior social status of the politi-

cally dominant group (Encyclope-

dia britannica).

There are different reasons that

lead to segregation.

In this case two are the situa-

tions: the first is related to the

imprisonment of Slavic people in

the concentration camp of Poggio

Terzarmata, the second is the life

in a hosting camp situated in Au-

stria of the inhabitants during

the WW1.

Both segregations, even though

are different are similar for some

aspects: the depriving of perso-

nal freedom, life compelled in a

certain boundary, change in the

daily habits.

poggio terzarmata bridge

[metaproject]


CONCEPT

SPLITTER

SEGREGATION || ISOLATION


first grade of segregation: pedestri-ans and cyclists are forced to use the new bridge whether they want to cross the river.

second grade of segregation: a splitter divides the passage into two narrow paths so that the indivi-dues walk alone, one in each side, separated

reference: Segregation Wall (by Noel Jabbour)picture of the Abu Dis wall between Israel and Palestine

Segregation includes the racial segregation or hypersegregation of facilities, services, and opportuni-ties such as housing, medical care, education, employment, and transpor-tation along racial lines (Wikipedia)

Segregation/ to segregate: to keep one group of people apart from another and treat them differently especially because of race and sex; to keep one thing separate from another (Cambridge Dictionary)

469 KM 100

CONCEPT

SPLITTER

SEGREGATION || ISOLATION


first grade of segregation: pedestri-ans and cyclists are forced to use the new bridge whether they want to cross the river.

second grade of segregation: a splitter divides the passage into two narrow paths so that the indivi-dues walk alone, one in each side, separated

reference: Segregation Wall (by Noel Jabbour)picture of the Abu Dis wall between Israel and Palestine

Segregation includes the racial segregation or hypersegregation of facilities, services, and opportuni-ties such as housing, medical care, education, employment, and transpor-tation along racial lines (Wikipedia)

Segregation/ to segregate: to keep one group of people apart from another and treat them differently especially because of race and sex; to keep one thing separate from another (Cambridge Dictionary)

old bridgenew bridge

old bridgenew bridge

section 1:1500

section 1:1000

nplan 1:100

view 1:100

section 1:100


bb

aa

view AA 1:100

section BB 1:100

493 KM 100


scheme of the elements detailprestressed concrete beam .1

steel frame .2metal grid .3

1

2

2

3

499 KM 100

scheme of the elements detailprestressed concrete beam .1

steel frame .2metal grid .3

1

2

2

3

aab

b

detail aadetail bb

1. reinforced concrete 2. steel unequal angle, l profile, 150x160x10mm 3. steel grating, 54x80mm 4. steel unequal angle, l profile, 350x160x15mm 5. elastomeric bridge bearing6. expansion joint

1

1

6

5

1

1

6

3

5

4

2

1


TWO LEVELS OF MEMORY

the past as silk factory

the past as imprisonment camp

INTERLACE

503 KM 100

poggio terzarmataex concentration camp

INTERLACE

Between the 1941 and 1942 the silk

factory based in Sdraussina (today

Poggio Terzarmata) was used as a

Fascist imprisonment camp.


site is the double level of me-

mory: the building known as silk

factory and the building known as

concentration camp.

At the end of the IXth

century the

silk factory was built in Sdraus-

sina and it was used till the First

World War when it was severely da-

maged.

Later on, during the Fascist pe-

riod, the parts of the building

still standing were used to host

the Slavic people against the re-

gime.

When all the conflicts finished,

the factory was restored and reu-

sed till 2007 when it was definiti-

vely closed.

Nowadays all the buildings of the

site are abandoned.

The aim of the project is to link

the two memories of the site with

the use of ordered rows of poles

representing the Slavic indi-

vidues imprisoned, and the use

of interwoven strings represen-

ting the product of the factory.

The interwoven poles are ordered

along a stripe of land situated

aside the factory that will serve

the pedestrians willing to move

from the bridge to the Carso park.

[metaproject]


the interlacing of strings and poles generates screensthe playing with the transparency and overlapping of these screens hides and reveals significant parts of the back-ground

CONCEPT #2

HIDING/REVEALING

assume a group of vertical elements spread on a ground and disposed regu-larly following a gridthese elements represent the people who were imprisoned in the concentration camp

CONCEPT #1

ENVISIONING MULTITUDES + TANGLING UP STRINGS

assume a tangle of stringsthe string is the product that was produced in the factory

TWO LEVELS OF MEMORY || INTERLACE


505 KM 100

the interlacing of strings and poles generates screensthe playing with the transparency and overlapping of these screens hides and reveals significant parts of the back-ground

CONCEPT #2

HIDING/REVEALING

assume a group of vertical elements spread on a ground and disposed regu-larly following a gridthese elements represent the people who were imprisoned in the concentration camp

CONCEPT #1

ENVISIONING MULTITUDES + TANGLING UP STRINGS

assume a tangle of stringsthe string is the product that was produced in the factory

TWO LEVELS OF MEMORY || INTERLACE


poggio terzarmata

san martino del carso

san michele del carso

doberdo lake

doberdodel lago

ronchi dei legionari

turriaco

san pier disonzo

villesse


sacrario di redipuglia

gradisca disonzo

romans disonzo

sagrado

italia

slovenia

isonzo/soca


strings (the product of the factory)

ordered rows of poles (the multitude of prisoners)

original buildings that hosted the fascist camp

513 KM 100

strings (the product of the factory)

ordered rows of poles (the multitude of prisoners)

original buildings that hosted the fascist camp

nplan 1:2000

section 1:1000

nplan 1:200

section 1:200


aa

section 1:500

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KM 120fossalon


bridgefossalonex concentration camp

bridge

541 KM 120

fossalon bridge

forced/spontaneous migrations|adaptation

3 m (asl)

fossalon

fossalon ex concentration camp

poggio terzarmata

fossalon

4,3 km

0 m

3 m (asl)

bridge.............................


altitude...........................

deviation to.......................




distance...........................

altitude gap.......................

max altitude.......................

0

0 4,3

fossalon concentration camp

fossalon bridge(m)

(km)


FORCED/SPONTANEOUS MIGRATIONS

new life in a new place

leaving home

ADAPTATION

543

fossalon bridge

KM 120

FORCED/SPONTANEOUS

MIGRATIONS

The bridge of Fossalon is connected

to the ex concentration camp si-

tuated in the reclaimed territory

nearby the city of Grado.


bridge is the forced and sponta-

neous migrations.

The theme was choosen because in

Fossalon, three different commu-

nities coming from Veneto, Istria

and Slovenia, cohabited the land.

The migrations can be forced (when

a certain group is compelled to le-

ave by another group) or sponta-

neous (when the individues freely

choose to leave in search of bet-

ter conditions), anyway both cases

imply the move of residence from

one place to another, the change

of habit, the adaptment to diffe-

rent location.

Often the migrants arrange new

communities, adapting their li-

ves to the new environment assimi-

lating the habit of the new place

but also trying to continue their

own ones.

[metaproject]


the idea around the theme of migration is to communicate the ability of the individues to adapt themselves to different locations, even when these are strongly different from their place of origin

Vegetalizing the bridge means to grow plants, trees, grass on a platform letting them survive/adapt themselves to the new unusual environment

CONCEPT

VEGETALIZING THE BRIDGE

FORCED/SPONTANEOUS MIGRATIONS || ADAPTATION


545 KM 120

the idea around the theme of migration is to communicate the ability of the individues to adapt themselves to different locations, even when these are strongly different from their place of origin

Vegetalizing the bridge means to grow plants, trees, grass on a platform letting them survive/adapt themselves to the new unusual environment

CONCEPT

VEGETALIZING THE BRIDGE

FORCED/SPONTANEOUS MIGRATIONS || ADAPTATION


old bridge

new bridge

site plan 1:1500

old bridge

new bridge

section 1:1000

nplan 1:100

view 1:100

section 1:100


aa

bb

view AA 1:100

section BB 1:100

569 KM 120


reinforced concrete columns .1reinforced concrete slab .2

precast concrete block .3waterproof coating .4

soil .5plants .6

1

2

3

4

5

6



reinforced concrete columns .1reinforced concrete slab .2

precast concrete block .3waterproof coating .4

soil .5plants .6

1

2

3

4

5

6

575 KM 120

aab

b1. bituminous waterproofing, 3mm2. precast concrete3. reinforced concrete slab, 200mm4. reinforced concrete (column)5. drainage6. soil


22

3

1

6

1

5

6

3

4


IGNORED PRESENCE

neglection and isolation of the slavic community

TOTAL REMOVAL

579 KM 120

[metaproject]

fossalon ex concentration camp

The agricultural complex is pla-

ced on the street flaked by the

Isonzato river. Along the street

there are other buildings with the

same characteristics, the only

thing that is different is the

past as concentration camp of one

of them.

Given that its past was ignored

in the past and it is still igno-

red in the present, the aim of the

project is to hide it completely

to the outside with a dense vege-

tation. Only when the people are

in front of the building they can

see it.

TOTAL REMOVAL

Fossalon is situated in the proxi-

mity of the city of Grado that, at

the beginning of the XXth

century,

was part of the lagoon.

The territory was reclaimed and

transformed in a vast agricultu-

ral land for the sustenance of the

nearby population.

Several groups of people coming

from different places went to in-

habit the district and to work the

land; at the beginning there were

families coming from the Veneto

region to work for the reclaim,

later the exiled population from

Istria came to inhabit the sou-

thern part of the district and to

cultivate the land.

From 1941 to 1943 one of the farms

was used as internment camp for

a group of Slovenian oppositors

who worked in the agricultural

fields. While the Slavic communi-

ty inhabited the land the rest of

the people almost ignored them.


site is the ignored presence of

the forced-labour camp of Slavic

people at the reclaimed territory

of Fossalon.


assume an object placed among other objectsassume an entity that covers itthe object is still present but you cannot define it because you do not see its charactersyou may say that there is no object under the entity and only the entity exists

CONCEPT

HIDING TO THE OUTSIDE

IGNORED PRESENCE || TOTAL REMOVAL


581 KM 120

assume an object placed among other objectsassume an entity that covers itthe object is still present but you cannot define it because you do not see its charactersyou may say that there is no object under the entity and only the entity exists

CONCEPT

HIDING TO THE OUTSIDE

IGNORED PRESENCE || TOTAL REMOVAL


city of grado

fossalon


isonzato river

isonzo river

hiding boundary for the total removal of the compound from the neighbourhood

the agricultural compounds along the street are very similar to each otherthe only difference is that one of them was temporarily used as concentration camp


hiding boundary for the total removal of the compound from the neighbourhood

the agricultural compounds along the street are very similar to each otherthe only difference is that one of them was temporarily used as concentration camp

589 KM 120


fossalons centre

fishers village

cona island

isonzo river

isonzo river

isonzato


fossalons centre

fishers village

cona island

isonzo river

isonzo river

isonzato

the itinerary 1:20000

site plan 1:1500

section 1:1000section 1:1000

view 1:250

section 1:250


section 1:1500

605 KM 120

conclusions

conclusionsThe 1985 the Schengen agreement

signed for the dissolution of the

borders between Eastern and We-

stern Europe. In less than 50 years

we have experienced a shift from

an impenetrable iron curtain to a

more free air curtain as anyone

can move from one Country to the

other. Furthermore, the entrance

of Slovenia and Hungary in the Eu-

ropean Union in 2007 has brought

down many ideological and politi-

cal bias that were pretty strong

during the previous decades.

Nonetheless, tensions, recipro-

cal resentments and incomprehen-

sions are still present when de-

aling with the topic of foibe and

Fascist concentration camps.

The dialogue between Italy, Slo-

venia and Croatia began later than

other European countries such as

Germany, and even inside the sin-

gle Countries the topics were not

spoken loud.

As the topics are (unfortunately)

strictly considered political is-

sues, a open dialogue often invol-

ve controversy.

The research done at the beginning

of the thesis were not easy to ful-

fill. The sources were sometimes

contradictory and it was diffi-

cult to obtain specific informa-

tion from the municipalities.

For this reason, the hope of this

project is to stimulate a positi-

ve debate, (without ideological/

political implications) with the

simple re-activation of the sites.

Europe, as a Community, needs to

heal the wounds of the past if it

wants to protract to the future

its ideology.

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workyourfingers

[...] traces linked to unpleasant memories represent a patrimony that is difficult to manage, they have the potential to resonate beyond their local context and work toward the construction of a collective identity on a European scale.Schofield, Johnson

[...] should sites that will serve to remind people of past troubles be retained or removed? Is it better to confront this materiality, or forget it?

The possible action could be the reuse and reappropriation of the heritage as a therapy to overcome the never-healed trauma of diffi-cult heritage.Postiglione Gennaro

bordermemories project

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