Once again, the natural inclination of Ippolito Pizzetti (1926-2007) inspires the end-of-summer events that the Foundation dedicates to the culture of the garden, understood as a place (real and metaphorical at the same time) of cultivation and care, of ecological and social relations, of stubborn beauty capable of resisting the many opposing forces always lurking; a garden that for many represents above all the privileged sphere of encounter with the complexity and wonder of the nature of which we are part.
Nature, garden, landscape… are terms whose meaning and value are inevitably subject to change and evolution, as much in the reflections of philosophers and scientists as in common perception and public discourse, in relation to the cultural, social and political context, to taste and fashions, to scientific knowledge, and to personal attitudes and sensibilities.
Gardens and landscapes are always, for better or worse, living representations of the society that produces them and of the idea of nature that accompanies artistic and creative gestures and conditions care practices. In the current scenario of ecological crisis at a global level, thinking about nature inevitably requires questioning the dominant, exclusively anthropocentric vision, and a profound rethinking of human behaviour aimed at recomposing spheres, bringing disciplines closer together, and fostering new alliances involving all the living creatures that inhabit the Earth.
Central to this discussion is the role of the wild in lived spaces, whether they are Anthropocene wastes (Giulia Fiocca, Lorenzo Romito, Ylenia Sina), gardens or urban landscapes (Antonio Perazzi), all areas in which a desirable inversion of the gaze, accompanied by the necessary updating of the narrative, already allows us to glimpse extraordinary opportunities for the landscapes of the future. With the caveat that, in order to be able to imagine them, one can only start from a knowledge of their past and the contexts in which they evolved, interpreting their forms, meanings and perspectives, knowing how to distinguish true interest in the environment and landscape from more or less explicit ideological manipulation (Marco Armiero, Gianluca Drigo). (SZ)
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