An investigation into the environmental damage caused by extractive agriculture and desertification in Alentejo, a southern region of Portugal. Focusing on shifts from diurnal to nocturnal activity as a result of these processes, the project uses audio tools, LiDAR surveys and situated interviews to model environmental relations after dark. By listening with Alentejo’s inhabitants and embedded within critical sites of change, we begin to sense how the border between day and night becomes a site of environmental struggle.
Produced as part of an MA in Environmental Architecture the the Royal College of Art. The final work was presented publicly as a film and sound installation, accompanied by a book. The project was awarded the RCA Head of Program Prize and will also be exhibited at the Porto Design Biennale in late 2025.
With thanks to: João Prates Ruivo, George Ridgeway, Godofredo Enes Pereira, Eva Barrocas, class of Olinda Monteiro, Dinis Cortes, Pedro Horta,
José Muñoz, Waste Paper Opera, Marie Lehmann,
Claudia Lehmann, Agathe de Canson.
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Credit - Polo FarreraCredit - Dinis CortesCredit - Eva Barrocas