OUR PERSONAL NATURE (IT)

A community-generated portrait about our relationship with the ecology of
Fontecchio, Abruzzo, Italy and the surrounding area


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Workshops
Collier led three workshops with translatior Sebastian Alvarez. A total of twenty-six people participated in at least one of the workshops.

Workshop 1: Talking and Collective Learning
Participants responded to questions posed by Collier in a small notebook. We then discussed terms and ideas about the human ecosystem.

Workshop 2: Walking and Looking
After a brief introduction about what to look for, participants went on a walk with Collier searching for plants and animals in Fontecchio. We also searched for objects or images that were human-made, but looked like natural objects, or places where natural and human-made objects had merged.
Workshop 3: Making and Preparing Materials for Exhibition
Collier gave tutorials on how to prepare and mount pressed plant specimens. Participants were also given watercolor paint and pencils for making drawings, and given prompts for adding labels and other writing. Participants also were encouraged to do more work in their “personal nature” booklets. Collier interviewed participants on video about their idea of “nature” which he used in the project video.

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