“Thus, all visible things do not quite perish, for nature recreates one thing from another, and nothing but from the death of another arises".
- Tito Lucrezio Caro (De Rerum Natura)
There are connections between all forms of life that allow us to perceive the synchrony and diachrony between the life paths of the animal, human and plant worlds. There are timelines that, while following cycles of different durations, come together in the dimension of the present. While the consequences of increasingly evident climate change are upsetting the balance of the planet, we travelled to to a region as yet unspoiled and in this place suspended in time, we witnessed an incredible natural resilience. This research triggers a short circuit between the seemingly perpetual existence of ancestral nature and the more obvious transience of human beings, and invites us to reflect on the perception of change, birth, mutation and death. We have constructed our visual investigation in the form of diptychs, to invite the observer to question the connections and contrasts between the microcosms that inhabit nature, focusing on a unique territory in Europe, Umbria, known for its biodiversity and specific climatic conditions. A harsh and pure land that reveals pristine forests and centuries-old human beings, where time seems to have its deepest roots and it is possible to perceive the now rare original balance. Where 'nothing comes from nothing' and the echoes of the ancestors still reverberate. Focusing on simple existences and documenting these microcosms is a instrument to raise awareness on a different way of conceiving growth and development, paving the way for reflection on new perspectives to build the future. The entire project was shot on film, developed and printed on location by the authors during their extended permanence in these areas, using both traditional and experimental techniques.
