The protagonists of this work are: the story of an uninhabited village, resurfacing from the water;
the story of a myth that takes us back to eras of radical changes;
the research, on the ecological design methods and approaches in a performance creation.
the story of a myth that takes us back to eras of radical changes;
the research, on the ecological design methods and approaches in a performance creation.
Movada is a small hamlet consisting of a few buildings, on the bed of the reservoir of Lake Redona, through which
the Meduna stream passes; today the site is a UNESCO heritage site.
70 years later, we are still seeing the changes triggered thereafter. The entire valley has radically altered its geophysical constitution, with an ecological upheaval of the flora and fauna that inhabit the place. The resulting climate change is causing great imbalances that ripple down to the plains.
Till the day, hydropower generation is considered a green and sustainable source promoted by agencies and governments.
Till the day, hydropower generation is considered a green and sustainable source promoted by agencies and governments.
Historical photos of residents and the valley from archives, early 1900s.
The unresolved story of the place that represents the lust for domination is linked to the myth of Medea, which symbolizes the sacrifice; the woman will kill her sons as a pledge to restore her worth, reestablish her kleos and free her being from the chains that bind her to a pact that has been broken, staining her with an unbearable shame.
These two narratives are linked together by the concept of drift, in both cases triggered by a detonating event, the breaking of a covenant. The performance aims to evoke the memory of Movada and its community, wondering through the actions narrated by the myth, what are the sacrifice we are willing to make to heal a still open wound? The third theme, the design method, takes into consideration as a dramaturgical and poetic part of the materials and resources exploited for its of the performance. The research leads us to the delineation of a utopia, and to the definition of a new deal between the designer and the role of his figure.
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Reference diagram of design components and their development.
Designing, the practical difficulty arose of pushing the water from the cisterns up to the elevation point and giving it the force needed to run in the channels thought of in the design.
The solution found is a well-known phenomenon in hydraulics that is usually treated as an issue for conduits, and it occurs when a large amount of water is abruptly stopped.
The solution found is a well-known phenomenon in hydraulics that is usually treated as an issue for conduits, and it occurs when a large amount of water is abruptly stopped.
A large overpressure is generated at the point of shutdown, producing a series of forward and return pressure waves that travel through the pipeline until they are dampened.
The magnitude of the overpressure is greater the mass of moving water and its velocity, and the shorter the valve closure time. The effects to pipelines can be disastrous.
This phenomenon is called Ram Shot, and in 1796 Joseph-Michel Montgolfier invented the Hydraulic Ram, a device that allows a portion of the water to rise to a greater height than that which generated the movement by the force of the water's own impact.
This system has been widely used in many developing agricultural areas and those with power shortages, precisely because of its great ease of operation, having no special need for maintenance and control, and its low economic cost.
DURING ITS FUNCTION, THE BATTERING RAM PRODUCES A SOUND - CALLED RHYTHM OF FUNCTION, WHICH CAN VARY FROM 25 TO 100 STROKES PER MINUTE.
This video was made with the collaboration of Compagnia Bellanda, Tommaso Simonetta and Emanuela Chirivino as an early study between body movement and sound design.
