BELVEDERE

Gozo, in the Maltese archipelago, is a wonderful island with thousand-year old history; rich in amazing archaeological and historical finds from every era, wounded and disfigured by quarries, mostly illegal, in continuous expansion, with a huge damage to human and marine health, and to the greatest source of income: tourism and cinematographic industry.

Gozo, the second of three sisters forming part of the Maltese Islands, lies in the middle of the Sicilian Channel. The island has hosted inhabitants since the fifth century B.C. as evidenced by the signs and footprints of practically all the peoples of the Mediterranean. Traces are everywhere throughout the spectacular landscape: archaeological and architectural marvels planted in the unique environment. Despite official protestations of ecological protection, the landscape is ruined and profoundly degraded by a perennial and unresolved problem: quarries. The limestone cut for construction purposes produces huge quantities of fine dust, enormously higher than the standards proposed by the international guidelines for the protection of health.
When heavy rain falls, the dust is carried to the sea. This stifles both marine flora and fauna. Unutilised quarries become rubbish dumps. Both types of quarries are mostly illegal. Despite occasional official orders for their closure, these remain. Viewed with silent resignation by the inhabitants, their inexorable expansion now encroaches on the sites protected by Natura 2000.
The title and original body of work refers to those places from which you can enjoy a pleasant view, whose most interesting sites are often represented on didactic panels.Here, for contest regulation, the writings and arrows on the pictures have been removed and replaced by didascalia.