This paper explores the representation of landscape through tools that go beyond the visual component, integrating sounds and descriptions to enrich and transmit the image of a place. The analysis focuses on two emblematic case studies: Mount Cusna, in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, and the Songlines of Australian Aboriginal culture, examining how these landscapes have been passed down through time via oral and mythological narratives. Both cases offer a symbolic and ancestral vision of the world, where the setting becomes an interweaving of myths, collective memory, and culture. The graphic approach enables the landscape to be represented in a simplified yet evocative way, through drawing that translates natural forms into universal perceptual symbols. These representational tools not only document the territory but also reinforce cultural identity and the bond with the past. The analysis highlights the importance of preserving traditions and legendary landscapes by proposing a visual language that goes beyond mere retinal observation to embrace symbolic and spiritual dimen-sions. The comparison between Aboriginal and Western cultures, despite their temporal and spatial distance, reveals how the mythological dimension and the sacredness of the landscape can transcend different traditions, prompting reflection on the value of memory, culture, and representation in the contemporary context.
Il contributo esplora la rappresentazione del paesaggio attraverso strumenti che vanno oltre la componente visiva, integrando suoni e descrizioni per arricchire e tramandare l’immagine di un luogo. L’analisi si concentra su due casi studio emblematici: il Monte Cusna, nell’Appennino Tosco-Emiliano, e le Vie dei Canti della cultura aborigena australiana, esaminando come questi paesaggi siano trasmessi nel tempo tramite narrazioni orali e mitologiche. Entrambi i casi offrono una visione simbolica e ance-strale del mondo, dove lo scenario diventa un intreccio di miti, memoria collettiva e cultura. L’approccio grafico permette di rappresentare il paesaggio in maniera semplificata ma evocativa, attraverso il disegno che traduce forme naturali in simboli percettivi universali. Questi strumenti rappresentativi non solo documentano il territorio, ma rafforzano l’identità culturale e il legame con il passato. L’analisi sottolinea l’importanza di preservare le tradizioni e i paesaggi leggendari, proponendo un linguaggio visivo che supera la mera osservazione retinica per abbracciare dimensioni simboliche e spirituali. Il confronto tra la cultura aborigena e quella occidentale, pur distante nel tempo e nello spazio, rivela come la dimensione mitologica e la sacralità del paesaggio possano attraversare diverse tradizioni, stimolando una riflessione sul valore della memoria, della cultura e della rappresentazione nel contesto contemporaneo.
Territori Leggendari. Disegni e interpretazioni dei paesaggi naturali
Alessandro Meloni
2025-01-01
Abstract
This paper explores the representation of landscape through tools that go beyond the visual component, integrating sounds and descriptions to enrich and transmit the image of a place. The analysis focuses on two emblematic case studies: Mount Cusna, in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, and the Songlines of Australian Aboriginal culture, examining how these landscapes have been passed down through time via oral and mythological narratives. Both cases offer a symbolic and ancestral vision of the world, where the setting becomes an interweaving of myths, collective memory, and culture. The graphic approach enables the landscape to be represented in a simplified yet evocative way, through drawing that translates natural forms into universal perceptual symbols. These representational tools not only document the territory but also reinforce cultural identity and the bond with the past. The analysis highlights the importance of preserving traditions and legendary landscapes by proposing a visual language that goes beyond mere retinal observation to embrace symbolic and spiritual dimen-sions. The comparison between Aboriginal and Western cultures, despite their temporal and spatial distance, reveals how the mythological dimension and the sacredness of the landscape can transcend different traditions, prompting reflection on the value of memory, culture, and representation in the contemporary context.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.


