La voce degli alberi (Isola D'Elba)

La voce degli alberi Sound Walk ideata e realizzata da Giovanna Iorio Poesie di Giovanna Iorio da Dieci Nuove Poesie d'amore per un albero (inedite) Lettura italiana di Barbara Marchand Lettura francese di Marilyne Bertoncini Lettura inglese di Charlotte Chadwick-Jones Musica e montaggio di Lucio Lazzaruolo (Notturno Concertante) Immagini di copertina: Voice Portraits di Giovanna Iorio

This is the Giardino Bardini, which is an Italian Renaissance garden in Florence that overlooks the entire city. I chose this garden because when I went to visit it with my family, we were truly in awe of its breathtaking panoramic view and its rich cultural significance. It's a special garden to me as it reminds me how blessed I am to be studying in a city like Florence, and to be able to experience something so beautiful with my family.

This is Trattoria Angolo Pitti- a restaurant a short walk across the river. When I came to Florence, I was eager to try all the touristy restaurants I saw advertised on social media, so I made it my mission to do my first month here. Though I enjoyed my meals at these restaurants, nowhere felt special or worth returning to immediately. My friend had invited me to dinner at their new favorite place, which soon became my favorite place. Trattoria Angolo Pitti had great food and an incredible staff, making the place and experience memorable. The staff offered exceptional services and shared stories about places special to them in Florence. They also asked about my travels and my time in Florence, making it a point to build a meaningful connection. This dining experience felt personal in a way that I had not experienced in Florence yet. Trattoria Angolo Pitti represented what many restaurants have lost in the wave of mass tourism and homogenous consumerism: authenticity. Popular dining spots have focused on simply becoming places for tourists to check off their lists, focusing on aesthetics and economic gains rather than building personal connections that give places a unique identity. Visiting Trattoria Angolo Pitti is a refreshing experience in a city where consumerism seems to strip restaurants of a distinct identity and make every restaurant, museum, and site feel the same. The city's soul is diminished in these areas where the primary focus is serving a mass rather than crafting a personalized, unique experience. Businesses prioritize maximizing their profit and status, which can be noted by the fact that many places try to serve as many people as possible, overpricing small portions of food and having quick interactions with customers. In attempting to conform to the global tourist markets, restaurants and other important sites in cities lose character, making them distinct from every other place. It is not that Trattoria Angolo Pitti serves unique food that cannot be found elsewhere, but it caters to an experience tailored to each customer, making the dining experience comfortable and homey. What truly made me feel connected to this place was that it reminded me of my dad's restaurant in Chicago. Connecting with customers was just as important as serving excellent food, even in a city where tourism causes individuals to lose sight of the value of personal attention rather than a homogenous experience. The food at both of these places definitely draws people in, but it is the people who make the experience. You want to return to a place that focuses on every table and handles the needs and satisfaction of each customer differently and with care. In all, having a place that feels personal and comfortable within a new city as a tourist is something special. It was obvious through my interactions with the staff and my observations of their encounters with other customers that Trattoria Angolo Pitti was an establishment driven by a passion to connect with people and elevate their dining experience, contrasting the often impersonal nature at touristy restaurants in Florence. In dining here, I learned that though these touristy places may be the most popular and sought-after, it is often the smaller, less-known places that offer richer experiences. - Katerina Vasquez

The map includes spots in Florence, or in its immediate surroundings, that are either mentioned in the Dante's Divine Comedy, or that resonate with Dantesque environments and topics such as wilderness, wood, gardens, water, natural/urban barriers.

These sounds come from a workshop organised by the CRESSON on the occasion of the Winterschool 2021. They were recorded between the 18th and the 28th january 2021 and I designed them in order to do a soundwalk which takes place around the Savonarola square. > This soundwalk is a sonic photography and a composition of how this area sounds during an ordinary january week. > Savonarola is a residential district full of vitality. Out from the touristic tour but very close to the city center. Here life is good and the demand to acquire a property is high. > The crisis of tourism since the emergence of the Covid-19 showed the city center being emptied. Empty of tourists, students but also of inhabitants. But around Savonarola square, people continued to live day after day, always passing through or around it. For sure, there were more activities here than around the famous Duomo. > In particulary, the Savonarola square gives us a pist to understand why this district is loved. I took the example of this square to describe the concept of "open and inclusive city" developped by Richard Sennett in his book « Building and dwelling : Ethics for the city ». > So, we can say that the quality of the place is strong. Because many different activities take place together into it or around it, at different moments of the day and of the year. For example, the square sounds differently when summer's coming because this is the place to have a drink thanks to the little street bar with inexpensive prices and music...

This is the Giardino Bardini, which is an Italian Renaissance garden in Florence that overlooks the entire city. I chose this garden because when I went to visit it with my family, we were truly in awe of its breathtaking panoramic view and its rich cultural significance. It's a special garden to me as it reminds me how blessed I am to be studying in a city like Florence, and to be able to experience something so beautiful with my family.

LE STORIE INVISIBILI Installazione sonora nel Giardino pubblico di Tolfa Poesie e racconti di Giovanna Iorio Voce narrante Dario Albertini (Storie invisibili) Voce Narrante: Barbara Marchand (La voce degli alberi) Musiche Lucio Lazzaruolo Progettazione e realizzazione: Giovanna Iorio Progetto culturale commissionato dal Comune di Tolfa (luglio 2020) Quindici incantevoli storie invisibili vi aspettano nel cuore verde di Tolfa. Quindici tappe nel Giardino pubblico che si trasforma in un libro da sfogliare immersi nella natura. Le storie invisibili si nascondono tra i rami degli alberi, nei cespugli, sulle panchine, dentro i nidi. Basta tendere l'orecchio e andare a cercarle. "Le storie invisibili non le vede nessuno. Se provi a scriverle spariscono dalla pagina. Se provi a disegnarle diventano solo colore. Certo, direte. Sono invisibili… Eppure le storie che ascolterete esistono da qualche parte. Sono come ragnatele che all’improvviso la luce rende visibili tra i rami di un bosco. Trame leggere. Ogni storia deve essere ascoltata con cura, altrimenti le storie invisibili diventano farfalle e vanno sul primo fiore che passa. Sul cappotto di uno sconosciuto. Tra le trecce di una bambina che ride. LA VOCE DEGLI ALBERI Sedicesima tappa del percorso sonoro nei pressi della panchina letteraria: "Dieci poesie d'amore per un albero". Immagine di copertina di Enrica Corona (Dallo story board inedito de "Le storie invisibili" Orecchio Acerbo- Ars in Fabula 2017) Fotografie di Tomasa Pala

Poesie e riflessioni di Pier Paolo Pasolini. by Giovanna Iorio Passeggiata sonora per ascoltare nei luoghi cari al poeta le sue poesie e riflessione come se la sua voce fosse ancora in questi luoghi amati.