Abitante is an artistic project developed during the Falia artist residency, set in the abandoned quarry of Sommaprada in Lozio, Val Camonica. The work transforms this space into a stage where nature, memory, and art intertwine.

At the center are eight fabrics, made from old sheets donated by the local community and dyed with natural colors extracted from plants collected in the surrounding area. The green of St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum) and the brown of walnut husks evoke the valley's contrasts: green as a symbol of life and regeneration, brown as a trace of the devastation caused by the bark beetle (Ips typographus), which has profoundly marked the landscape. This chromatic contrast narrates the dialectic between life and death, reflecting the tones of Val Camonica and embedding the work within its territory.

The fabrics are adorned with mother-of-pearl buttons from the mollusk Tectus conus, a reference to the valley’s historic button factory. This detail connects nature with the valley’s artisanal heritage, creating a bridge between history and territory.

During the performance, a female figure engages with the fabrics, alternating between delicate and strong movements. Her actions continuously transform the arrangement of the fabrics, changing their colors: green gives way to brown and vice versa, in an endless cycle of renewal and loss.

Abitante is a warning: the territory responds to our actions. Every trace we leave participates in the ongoing redefinition of its destiny, where life and decline alternate like the colors of the fabrics.