lisabona lisbon, portugal kalaher award winner lisabona.cargo.site
what does disaster expose? the earthquake, tsunami, and fire of 1755 in lisbon marked a significant shift in the western world. this chasm superseded the modernist’s ‘blank slate’ city planning while uncovering layers of the city’s past histories. in rebecca solnit’s book, a paradise in hell, the communities that arise following disaster are exposed that are often show more signs of resiliency and community than one would initially think. with little record of what
a paradise built in hell fall 2020 firat erdim (isu) with cycle king
actual followed disaster in lisbon, this project speculates on this period we refer to as ‘the gap’. the project manifests itself in a meta-historical geo-fiction that imagines the apparatuses that operated during this period of radical shifts, traces of which are still evident today. by researching the histories and layers of a place, a deeper understanding was brought to the surface, an understanding that can often be overlooked. by finding stories in the gap, our perception of time was altered. 7