Control of Natural Space

Through erosion and rockfalls, new voids are continually created in alpine regions. In landscape ecology, such natural voids are considered dynamic zones where processes like vegetation change occur. However, through construction measures, these spaces are increasingly filled, covered, or reshaped with artificial materials, which alters natural developments in the long term. What remains are traces of human intervention. This process symbolically represents the interaction between natural environments and human influence.

In the work CONTROL OF NATURAL SPACE, presented here for the first time, Pedro Rodrigues explores the transformation of alpine natural landscapes, particularly through the construction of infrastructure aimed at mitigating natural hazards. In this context, protective structures reduce potential risks and highlight the role of control that contemporary society exerts over natural spaces.