The lack of affordable housing and ever-increasing cost of living in major European cities has become an increasingly serious problem, weighing on individuals and families alike. In Limine – "on the border" in Latin – is a journey of conquest and homecoming, a journey of struggle and an appropriation of cities as a place of experiencing possibilities. Cities shape our story, but they must respond to the needs and aspirations of the citizens of the future. What has shaped the faces of cities? Who built them – how, and why?
On a journey along the Italian peninsula, the project – made in collaboration with Marta Clinco – creates a multimedia narrative composed of audio, text and photographs. It investigates various critical points that characterise many of today's crises, including poverty, gentrification, inequality and a lack of public housing. It also tells significant stories of resistance and resilience, exposing the unwavering desire of the people we encountered en route to imagine a better tomorrow. The narrative of the city thus takes on the stories and faces of its own inhabitants. It’s their memories and first-person accounts that delineate the shape of the contemporary urban landscape.
