Victoria Jackson and Carla Longo
From Tuesday 30 September to Thursday 16 November
What stories do mountains hold?
This residency invites you to explore the history and cultural relevance of four Mediterranean mountains across time: Vesuvius, Albanus, Pasnassus and Kithairon.
Mountains might seem remote and untouchable. Yet they have for centuries been at the centre of human culture and interaction with the natural environment. The Greeks and Romans built their temples and villas atop commanding heights and breathtaking landscapes. Mountains were both hubs for civilisation and locations for divine encounters – occupying a unique status in how the ancients understood the world.
By contrast, mountains seem to have a more complicated relationship with modernity, with their futures appearing uncertain and threatened by environmental degradation. This residency highlights parallels with antiquity, hoping to encourage discussion on how far mountains are viewed differently by the ancient and modern worlds – if at all.