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'''Background Idea''' | '''Background Idea''' | ||
The Narva River draws a sharp line between Estonia and Russia, both geographic and political. While it physically separates two countries, it also connects histories, ecologies, and lives that continue to flow across it in quiet ways. I will walk along the Estonian side, aware of the other shore | The Narva River draws a sharp line between Estonia and Russia, both geographic and political. While it physically separates two countries, it also connects histories, ecologies, and lives that continue to flow across it in quiet ways. I will walk along the Estonian side, aware of the other shore - visible, close, yet unreachable to me. | ||
The surrounding landscape carries the weight of past industries, Soviet occupation, and ecological extraction. The ash mountains stand as monumental scars. But beyond these large-scale histories, I’m drawn to subtler traces: textures, rhythms, and small presences that resist erasure. | The surrounding landscape carries the weight of past industries, Soviet occupation, and ecological extraction. The ash mountains stand as monumental scars. But beyond these large-scale histories, I’m drawn to subtler traces: textures, rhythms, and small presences that resist erasure. | ||
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As part of the process, I also hope to connect with people living near the border. I may ask someone who regularly crosses - for work, family, or necessity - to carry a small object from one side to the other: a plant, a stone. These will not be symbolic acts, but real exchanges. They reflect on what moves, what is held, and what leaks across borders - much like the river itself. | As part of the process, I also hope to connect with people living near the border. I may ask someone who regularly crosses - for work, family, or necessity - to carry a small object from one side to the other: a plant, a stone. These will not be symbolic acts, but real exchanges. They reflect on what moves, what is held, and what leaks across borders - much like the river itself. | ||
'''References''' | '''References''' | ||
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Klaus Rinke - Waterworks Series | Klaus Rinke - Waterworks Series | ||
John Akomfrah - Purple | |||