Axis Naturae is an imaginary vision that proposes a new order in the biodiversity in the Philae Islands and beyond that brings back the ecosystem altered by the construction of Aswan Dam. It creates a complex net of relations between nature and culture, earth and water, past and future. As the desert conditions have intensified in the last years, it is essential to generate a new equilibrium. An infrastructure is conceived that links the Nile with different partes of Africa and the Mediterranean Sea. Connected to the axis, a series of “islands” favour new water distribution, enriching biodiversity and creating new dynamics in the territory. In this archipelago, each island becomes an oasis containing cultural, social and natural facilities that create pockets of natural species. Axis Naturae is conceived as a timeless global spine that opens a dialogue with the existing, becoming a bridge that fertilizes the land and creates a new nature distribution, acting as a balancing system in light of the climate emergency.
Axis Naturae
Pedata L;
2023
Abstract
Axis Naturae is an imaginary vision that proposes a new order in the biodiversity in the Philae Islands and beyond that brings back the ecosystem altered by the construction of Aswan Dam. It creates a complex net of relations between nature and culture, earth and water, past and future. As the desert conditions have intensified in the last years, it is essential to generate a new equilibrium. An infrastructure is conceived that links the Nile with different partes of Africa and the Mediterranean Sea. Connected to the axis, a series of “islands” favour new water distribution, enriching biodiversity and creating new dynamics in the territory. In this archipelago, each island becomes an oasis containing cultural, social and natural facilities that create pockets of natural species. Axis Naturae is conceived as a timeless global spine that opens a dialogue with the existing, becoming a bridge that fertilizes the land and creates a new nature distribution, acting as a balancing system in light of the climate emergency.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
