Have you ever heard the sound of falling rocks? Il progetto fotografico di Tomaso Clavarino

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6 Dicembre 2023

Il progetto fotografico che racconta gli effetti dell’aumento delle temperature e dello scioglimento del permafrost, vincitore del Grant ISPA 2022, sarà in mostra al LUMEN Museum of Mountain Photography di Plan de Corones, Bolzano.

Renato Alberti has been running the Casati mountain lodge on Monte Cevedale, at an altitude of 3,269 metres, for exactly 40 years. He’s never before experienced weather conditions such as those seen in 2022, and this year, after celebrating 40 years of running the lodge, he’ll have to turn his attention to the new building that will replace the historic one, rendered unsafe as a result of the thawing permafrost.

Friuli, in the Julian Alps, is home to some of the most interesting and studied karst caves. One of the organisations studying them is CERN, which monitors their condition and assesses the impact of the thawing permafrost on water reserves and mountain stability. In the photo: a view of the Julian Alps at an altitude of 2,500 metres.

Climate change, the thawing of the ice and the degradation of the permafrost are threatening entire Alpine communities, who are being forced to adapt to the changes and modify their habits and ways of living in the mountains. The older generation in particular is the first to notice how much things have changed.

Rock glaciers are distinctive geomorphological landforms composed of rock, ice, snow, mud and water that move slowly down the mountain under the force of gravity. The existence of the permafrost ensures their stability, which otherwise would be severely compromised. They provide the perfect study site for those conducting the field research, and one of the most investigated and most impressive is undoubtedly the Lazaun rock glacier in Val Senales, Trentino.

Buso del Valon is one of the few karst cavities in the Verona area where perennial ice continues to be preserved. Each year, researchers from various universities across Italy visit the site to study its evolution and verify the presence of permafrost. To get into the cavity, it’s necessary to abseil approximately fifty metres down a rope.

An old illustration shows the Casati mountain lodge on Monte Cevedale; in the background is the summit of the Gran Zebrù. As a result of climate change and the subsequent changes that are occurring at high altitude, work will begin at the end of the year to rebuild the hut. With the permafrost degrading, the stability of the rocky outcrop on which the lodge currently stands is under threat, meaning it has to be moved.

The Voie Royale on Mont Blanc, the normal route on the French side which, as it’s the fastest, has always been the most popular. But it’s also the deadliest. To reach the Goûter mountain lodge, it’s necessary to traverse the Grand Couloir, also known as the Colouir de la Mort, which in 30 years has claimed more than 100 lives, mostly as a result of rockfalls. Their frequency increases every year, largely due to the rise in temperature and subsequent degradation of the permafrost and ice that acts as a glue holding the rocks together.

immagine per Museo Lumen © fotografia Paolo Riolzi — Museo Lumen © fotografia Paolo Riolzi

Al Lumen, Museum of Mountain Photography di Plan de Corones, in provincia di Bolzano, la mostra fotografica ‘Have you ever heard the sound of falling rocks?’ di Tomaso Clavarino, vincitore nel 2022 del Grant ISPA, Italian Sustainability Photo Award, la borsa di studio di 10000 euro messa a disposizione dal premio fotografico dedicato alla sostenibilità per lo sviluppo di un progetto fotografico.

Have you ever heard the sound of falling rocks?

Fino al 14 aprile 2024
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Dove: Lumen Museum, Plan de Corones, stazione a monte, 2.275m, Brunico
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Have you ever heard the sound of falling rocks? Il progetto fotografico di Tomaso Clavarino

Have you ever heard the sound of falling rocks?