4.O1Flusso Project, Italy
Research residency2026
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Dedicated to the interdisciplinary research of archeologist Marija Gimbutas (1921-1994), this year’s edition of the Flusso Project residency focused on Apuglia’s largely invisible and subterrenian waterscapes as sites of memory, symbolism, and ecological entanglement. Some of the highlights of the program included visits to Grotta del Trullo, Grotta di Castellana, Gravina di Petruscio, Gravina di Madonna della Scala, Fiume Tara, and several limestone quarries. The most important and unique experience was access to the previously closed and currently only open to archeaological studies Grotta Scaloria – a Neolithic cave known for its lower chamber which has pools of water and stalagmites used for ancient water collection rituals.
The residency period resulted in a large amount of video and photo documentation, which I will be working through to develop a new video work in the near future. Below is a glimps into the context and content of the residency.
1/10 Views in Grotta del Trullo, Putignano2/10 Vessels for water collection in Lower Scaloria (source "The Archaeology of Grotta Scaloria")3/10 Holy water from St. Nicholas’ tomb (source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlN4q3UKhjU)4/10 Vessels for water collection in Lower Scaloria (source "The Archaeology of Grotta Scaloria")5/10 Archaeological findings in Archaeological Museum of Taranto6/10 Limestone quarry near Matera7/10 Location and surroundings of Grotta Scaloria (source "The Archaeology of Grotta Scaloria")8/10 Limestone quarry near Putignano9/10 Entrance to Grotta Scaloria being covered for safe keeping10/10 Markings on the walls of Gravina di Petruscio