Terˈwär

Climate change is rewriting terroir: the vine's disappearance is a cultural wound. This project explores adaptation, seeking meaning in nature and wine as symbols of resilience. It's an urgent call for an era demanding our deep awareness and action.

This photography project delves into the profound rewriting of our cultural landscape by climate change. The progressive retreat of the grapevine from its ancestral lands transcends mere agricultural loss, manifesting as a deep cultural hemorrhage, a silent echo resonating far beyond the vine rows. "Terroir"—the intrinsic soul of a place, meticulously woven by generations of hands, steeped in sweat and silence—disintegrates under the inexorable pressure of global warming. The "typicity" of a wine, the liquid essence of a landscape and an ancient bond between humanity and the earth, is irreversibly torn. It is here that the English phonetics of "terroir", /tɛrˈwɑːr/, evoke a stark reality: a "war of the land" in progress, a silent, relentless conflict between millennial heritage and the unrelenting forces of climatic mutation.

This work is not an epitaph, but a declaration on the intrinsic nature of transformation. The grape, a metaphor for human adaptation, shows us the capacity to find new vitality even when roots seem to break. As one geoclimatic era sets, another emerges, bringing with it an unprecedented sensory repertoire and a beauty forged in this furnace of change. Legacy evolves; it does not disappear.

In a world I perceive as devoid of meaning, swallowed by a system that absorbs everything, the questioning of value and essence becomes pressing. This quest is not an anachronism, but an undeniable impulse guiding my photographic work. Fueled by a profound disillusionment with society, my artistic journey constantly leads me back to nature, to macroworlds where I rediscover an authentic freedom. Nature, in its egalitarian and decentralized democracy, is both generative and destructive mother, capable of resolving problems with speed and effectiveness.

The awareness of the climate disaster we're living through has triggered an introspective journey within me, granting me an "other" gaze that has permeated every single shot of this project. It is an expression of deep sadness, anger, and concern for a crisis of conscience that today struggles to recognize the dramatic nature of this historical moment. It's not just about the loss of food production, but the loss of identity. In a world that seems to be falling apart—amidst wars, cataclysms, retrograde policies, and collective inaction—this work is an attempt to delve deeply, into the details, in search of meaning and a beauty that still endure.