Re-introduced an erased shared identity, between the traces of co-existence

Abstract

The Cyprus island(s) of 2022 is divided into the North and South sides, on the Turkish and Greek sides, since the war of 1974. 47 years of an intentional post-conflict (bio)political process of erasure of the pre-war shared identity between Orthodox and Muslims that leads to a series of critical socio-cultural and environmental conditions. In order to counteract the impacts of this monologue, the project proposes a process of harvesting, decomposing, and reintroducing the components of past shared identity, between the traces of a post-conflict vilified territory. So, following this process, a series of care protocols exemplify an alternative way of occupation the settlement and the landscape of these kinds of territories, for the future. The notions of time, exchange, and attachment are the key elements of these alter-protocols.
This paradigm is being assembled based on a cultural identity that is built during the years and constant current experimentation (scientific or not). An action, and reaction between human entities and other ecological elements following a biodynamic calendar. So, the protocols’ times are both linear and circular, with the random times of events revealing another kind of interrelation between the multiple components. Furthermore, it acts on an “ownerless” land, which obtains different agencies during this process. It is the shelters’ land, the survival land, the shared land, or the human-less land. The actors build their shelter, live collectively, and work with the landscape in order to co-create but also develop the paradigm of symbiosis. This system is accessible seeking to influence local actors and visitors. So, the permanent actor hosts an ephemeral actor in order to co-create together, products and art, temporarily integrating them into a new way of life. This is an expanding process, as the ephemeral visitor becomes permanent and the paradigm is embraced by more actors.