Notes during the residency at Castelletto Parenzana (on the former TPC train line) > http://fo.am/family-residency-sarah-neville/

From the 30th of September to the 9th of October 2013, Sarah Neville, Florence Thomas, Nik Gaffney and Maja Kuzmanovic inhabit the Castello Parenzana, close to the legendary town of Motovun in Istria, Croatia. Matt and Miranda Thomas take part in the residency as well, remotely from the Adelaide Hills. Although the landscape in Istrian and South Australian hills might share similarities of climate and topography, the flora and fauna, stories and cultures that grew from them are quite different. Inspired and informed by the landscape, the weather and the (hi)stories of both places, as well as our own experiences as inhabitants and migrants, we're looking into the relationships between storytelling and the environment, particularly when dealing with unpredictability, turbulence, 'uncontrollability', as well as full-blown natural disasters.

With warm thanks to Dorina Vlakancic, for her support and welcoming this residency to Castello Parenzana; Danica Kuzmanovic, for sharing her social network with us, helping with planning and logistics, as well as a wonderful moral support; Goran Kuzmanovic and his friends for allowing us to borrow an all-terrain pram, much needed for a well-travelled baby in residence!

Supported by the Flemish Authorities, the Culture 2007-2013 Framework of the European Commission and the Thomas family.

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  bgcolor = "grey93";
  node [shape = doublecircle]; Stories Emotions Environment;
  node [shape = circle];
  Emotions -> Stories -> Folk -> Myths;
  Emotions -> Uncertainty;
  Environment -> Uncertainty;
  Stories -> "Sense making" -> Environment -> "Out of Control" -> Disasters -> Premonitions -> Adaptation;
  Stories -> "Science Fiction" -> "Speculative Fiction";
  Stories -> "Growing out of links with..." -> Culture;
  "Growing out of links with..." -> "What can be transported" -> "Legitimacy of a thread of Myths" -> "geography";
  
  }

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