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In 1966, Stewart Brand described an Outlaw Zone as“a geographical place where anything goes”.
Earth and humanity will increasingly face destructionin the next few decades. Destruction that iscaused by the withdrawal and arrival of certainenvironmental conditions. During times of collapse,it is worth questioning the legitimacy of legalclauses tailored to what we understand as stablecircumstances.
Earth and humanity will increasingly face destructionin the next few decades. Destruction that iscaused by the withdrawal and arrival of certainenvironmental conditions. During times of collapse,it is worth questioning the legitimacy of legalclauses tailored to what we understand as stablecircumstances.
In search of (past and present) states of exception, “Outlaw Zones” is a series of cautionary tales that discusses legal gaps and open ends within territorial negotiations that have taken place in human history. The series explores the role of legislation in the management and framing of land and resources during times of collapse. Without advocating for the transferability of individual observations, “Outlaw Zones” suggest that states of exception hold the potential for radical territorial reimagining.
In 1907 the Swiss Civil Code was passed, stating: There is no private ownership of rocks, glaciers, or debris piles. The Rhône Glacier is the only glacier worldwide that has been in private ownership for decades — a sight exposed to climate risks and gradual depletion. At the time when the Civil Code was formulated, the owners of the Rhône Glacier started to dispute their ownership rights and went to the Federal Court. As a result, they secured confirmation that both their private ownership and the right to use the glacier for cultural purposes would remain legally protected — a radical legal exception justified by the historical use of the land parcels. The glacier can be regarded as an Outlaw territory.
Bleached to White portrays the Rhône glacier as a stealthy and resigned creature. A manifestation of slow collapse, leaving us with a distorted sense of calm in a world that is bound for fast destruction. Reasonable signs indicate that the glaciers closing ceremony has already started. But who will take care of the land once the glacier is gone? Will there be a legislative exception within the exception? The geological reality demands a cultural shift, not the other way around.
ROA Resource Research platform aims to support and explore the relationships that emerge when we interact with the environments in which we live and work. Hence, this collaboration is one built on a shared sense of environmental urgency and a celebration of the efforts made to conserve endangered ecosystems. Together we curated the presentation and crafted the exhibition identity and catalogue for the show at Spazio Maiocchi in Milan.
In 1907 the Swiss Civil Code was passed, stating: There is no private ownership of rocks, glaciers, or debris piles. The Rhône Glacier is the only glacier worldwide that has been in private ownership for decades — a sight exposed to climate risks and gradual depletion. At the time when the Civil Code was formulated, the owners of the Rhône Glacier started to dispute their ownership rights and went to the Federal Court. As a result, they secured confirmation that both their private ownership and the right to use the glacier for cultural purposes would remain legally protected — a radical legal exception justified by the historical use of the land parcels. The glacier can be regarded as an Outlaw territory.
Bleached to White portrays the Rhône glacier as a stealthy and resigned creature. A manifestation of slow collapse, leaving us with a distorted sense of calm in a world that is bound for fast destruction. Reasonable signs indicate that the glaciers closing ceremony has already started. But who will take care of the land once the glacier is gone? Will there be a legislative exception within the exception? The geological reality demands a cultural shift, not the other way around.
ROA Resource Research platform aims to support and explore the relationships that emerge when we interact with the environments in which we live and work. Hence, this collaboration is one built on a shared sense of environmental urgency and a celebration of the efforts made to conserve endangered ecosystems. Together we curated the presentation and crafted the exhibition identity and catalogue for the show at Spazio Maiocchi in Milan.
