The project aims to trace the remains of the peasant civilization that once populated the Fabriano countryside. A journey traveled on foot over the course of a summer through the lands of the costora, in search of tangible signs of the mezzadria system, which characterized the Marche region.
The rural architecture found along the way evokes a distant past, laden with memories, folk traditions, and flavors of a bygone era. The crumbling dwellings are silent witnesses of a bygone civilization, telling of its hard life in the countryside, daily challenges, and deep ties to the land.
Design and Research:
Michele Biondi
Supervised by:
Simone Casetta
Edition:
Thread-sewn softcover with flaps
Silkscreen printed cover in white
23.5 x 29.5 cm
384 pp.
First edition June 2021
Second edition November 2023
Limited edition of 30 copies