Introduction of The River of Life EN

A
CHILD
WITH
A

SUITCASE
AND
HIS

THIRST
OF

KNOWLEDGE

PHILOSOPHY
OF

DISCOVERING
AND

THE
INTEGRATED

KNOWLEDGE

THE
EMOTIONAL

GEOGRAPHY

My
aunt
Diana
has
kept
telling
me
for
years
that
she
was
looking

for
a
picture
of
me,
when
I
was
3,
smiling,
with
a
suitcase
in
my

hand.
“In
that
picture
–
she
said
–
there
is
your
soul”

Why
did
I
travel
so
much?
Why
do
I
sFll
want
to
travel?
What
are

the
k-‐passages
of
an
existence?
What
does
it
mean
“knowing”
the

world?
Is
it
possible
to
connect
diﬀerent
knowledges?
What
is
life?

Is
there
something
before
and
aKer
our
phisycal
life?

How
could
we
represent
a
life,
done
by
a
lot
of
elements?
Is
maybe

life
a
sort
of
journey
through
the
emoFonal
geography
searching

for
the
soul
of
the
World
and
our
own
soul?

13
September
2015-‐

16
October
2015

THE
DRAWING
OF

THE
MAP

OF
THE

RIVER
OF
LIFE

A
PARADIGMATIC

STRUCTURE
INVITING

TO
AN
EXISTENCIAL

JOURNEY,
A
MATRIX

IN
WHICH
TO

INTEGRATE
PERSONAL

EXPERIENCES

THE
MAP
IS
SPLITTED
INTO
6
REGIONS

THE
FIRST
REGION
IS
A
REMOTE
TERRITORY
GOING
FROM
THE
CANYON
OF

GENESIS
TO
THE
GLACIER
OF
ORIGINS
(MOTHER
EARTH
LAND).
FROM
HERE
–
AT

THE
END
OF
THE
ICE
AGE
–
THE
RIVER
OF
MOTHER
RISES
AND
THEN
IT
MEETS

THE
RIVER
OF
FATHER.
THEY
FLOW
ALONG
THE
RANGE
OF
ROOTS
(RANGE
OF

ROOTS)
AND
GIVE
BIRTH
TO
THE
RIVER
OF
LIFE.
THIS
RIVER
FLOWS
ALONG
THE

VALLEY
OF
EXISTENCE
AND
ITS
ENTIRELY
COASTED
BY
THE
RANGE
OF
EMOTIONS

(RANGE
OF
EMOTIONS)
AMONG
WHOSE
PEAKS
WE
FIND
THE
LAKE
OF
THE
LOST

DREAM
AND
THE
LAKE
OF
THE
STOLEN
DREAMS.
THE
FIRST
PART
OF
THE
RIVER

CORRESPONDS
TO
OUR
PHYSICAL
LIFE
(THE
RIVER
OF
LIFE),
AND
ITS
WATERS,

EVER
CHANGING,
ARE
OUR
EXPERIENCES.
THE
RIVER
SPLITS
THEN
INTO
TWO

BIGHTS:
THE
BIGHT
OF
RESPET
AND
THE
ONE
OF
INJUSTICE.
THE
HUGE
ISLAND

BETWEEN
THESE
BIGHTS
IS
CALLED
THE
ISLAND
OF
SHADOWS
AND
LIGHTS,

WHERE
MOST
OF
HUMANITY
LIVES.
THE
SECOND
PART
OF
THE
RIVER
STARTS

FROM
THE
PLACE
WHERE
WE
ARE
NOW
(PHILOSOPHY
PEAK)
AND
IT
REPRESENTS

OUR
DREAMS
ABOUT
OUR
FUTURE
AND
ABOUT
OUR
IDEAL
EARTH.
THE
SEA
OF

FREEDOM
(SEA
OF
FREEDOM)
IS
THE
6th
REGION
WHERE
THE
RIVER
OF
LIFE

ENDS
UP
AND
WHERE
IT
IS
POSSIBLE
TO
CLOSE
THE
CIRCLES.
IS
THERE

SOMETHING
BEYOND
THE
CLOUDS?

WHAT
IS
THE
RIVER
OF
LIFE?

THE
RIVER
OF
LIFE

IS

a
psycho-‐philosophical

Journey

through
the
emoFonal

geographies

of
the
Valley
of
Existence

A
Journey…

The
River
of
Life
is
an

(un)real
iFnerary

in
which
the
traveller
is
conPnuously
swinging
from
an

EXTERNAL
dimension,
phisical
and
connected
to
the
ﬂowing
of

Pme

to
an
INNER
one,

dreamlike,
spaceless
and
Pmeless

…psychological…

The
River
of
Life

is

a
paradigm
of
an
Existencial
journey,

A
sort
of
self-‐analyFcal
archetype
into
which
we
should
let
our

emoPons
and
life
experiences
ﬂow.

Through
MEMORY
we
re-‐connect
our
past
to
(real
or
unreal)

places.

Through
IMAGINATION
we
ri-‐orientate
our
emoPons,
both

generally
speaking
and
with
regards
to
places,
and
we
do
begin

the
adventure
into
the
potenFal
becoming

…philosophical…

The
River
of
Life
is

Philosophy

If
we
do
believe
that
this
science
can
be
considered
as
a
master

of
life,
as
a
discipline
sPmulaPng
dialogue
and
connecFng

knowledges.

It
is
a
philosophical
journey
because
we
do
ask
ourselves
–

during
the
trip
–
about
the
K-‐THEMES
OF
A
LIFE:
what
was
the

World
like
before
man
appeared
on
it,
the
birth
of
man,
the

roots,
the
emoPons,
the
joy
and
the
pain,
the
discovery,
the

experience,
the
free
will,
the
awareness,
the
good
and
the
evil,

the
dreams
and
the
existence
beyond
the
clouds.

…through
emoFonal
geographies…

The
River
of
Life
is

EmoFonal
Geography

A
BI-‐DIRECTIONAL
science

InvesPgaPng
about
the
SOUL
OF
PLACES
from
one
side,
through

an
emoPonal
and
synesthePc

approach
to
places,
and

on
the
other
side,
allowing
us
to
E-‐MOVERE,
to
put
out
our
own

emoPons
by
giving
this
way
a
form
to
our
inner
landscapes.

This
external
projecPon
has
a
catharPc
and
therapeuPcal
impact

and
can
be
represented
in
diﬀerent
ways:
emoPonal

carthography,
textes,
photographs,
imagines,
painPngs,
music

etc.

…of
the
Valley
of
Existence.

The
River
of
Life
ﬂows
through
the

Valley
of
Existence

Since
when,
in
the
Canyon
of
Genesis,
its
waters
separated
from

Earth
unPl
when
they
melt
into
the
Sea
of
Freedom.

In
this
huge
Valley
the
emoFonal
geographies
overlap
the
real

georaphies
feeding
this
way
the
main
stream
of
the
River
of
Life

which,
at
its
Pme,
gets
the
waters
of
other
rivers
represenPng

other
sources
of
knowledge
and
experience:
from
psychology,

to
philosophy,
from
arts
to
history,
from
ecology
to
economy.
If

we
swim
into
this
big
mulPdisciplinary
river
we
will
get
closer
to

integrated
knowledge
of
the
World
and
of
ourselves
as
well.

This
huge
Valley
is
wrapped
by
many
emoFonal
circles

represenPng
the
energy
of
Universe
and
allowing
the
River
to

ﬂow.

THE
PROTAGONISTS

OF
THE
RIVER
OF
LIFE

From
paradigm
to
personal
experience

Everyone
is
the
chief
protagonist
of
his/her
River
of

Life
and
he/she
can
become
a
Geographer
of

EmoPons.

This
project
is
an
invitaPon
to
experience
the
e-‐
moFon,
by
transposing
your
inner
landscape
into

the
paradigmaPc
map
of
The
River
of
Life.

This
is
at
least
what
I
have
been
doing:
once

realized
the
map,
a
sort
of
archetypical
iFnerary
I

have
started
to
ﬁll
in
with
my
own
history
whose

main
characters
are
Marco
e
Lorenzo.

MARCO
E
LORENZO

Marco
Marcolino
Bertagni
is
the
child
with
the
suitcase
searching
for

the
soul
of
the
World
and
his
own
soul.

Lorenzo
Lore
Guarnieri
is
the
child
whose
Ball
was
stolen
and
–
from

beyond
the
clouds
–
he
is
encouraging
people
to
ﬁght
against

injusPce
and
for
a
world
where
dreams
won’t
be
broken
anymore.

They
are
the
main
characters
of
The
River
of
Life.

And
together
with
them
all
the
humanity
is
protagonist,

going
up

and
down
the
Valley
of
Existence.

GEOGRAPHER

OF
EMOTIONS

Searching
for

GENIUS
LOCI

&
ANIMA

HOMINIS

Living
the
World

EMOTIONALLY
and

projecFng
on
it
his

INNER

LANDSCAPES
in
a

bi-‐recFonal
and

catharFc
process.

IntegraFng

KNOWLEDGES

Travelling

SYNAESTETHICALLY

Aiming
to
know
the

WORLD
and
his

place
in
it

MARCO
dreams
about
becoming
a

GEOGRAPHER
of
EMOTIONS

LORENZO
dreams
about
drying
–
with
the
ﬁre
of

his
love
–
the
waters
of
the
Lake
of
the
Stolen

Dreams.

He
dreams
about
a
fair
World,
in
which
there
is

Respect
for
Life.

He
dreams
about
Stefano,
Stefania,
ValenPna

and
all
people
loving
him,
to
understand
that,

from
beyond
the
clouds,
he
is
here
with
us.

We
can’t
see
him
but
through
all
other
senses

we
know
that
Lorenzo
is
here.

And
he’s
changing
the
World.

HOW
THE
STORY
OF
THE
RIVER
OF

LIFE
IS
TOLD
OR
MIGHT
BE
TOLD

The

map
of
The
River
of
Life
is
the
source

on
which
other
narraPve
traces
have
been

integrated

EMOTIONAL

MAP

TEXTS

IMAGES

PHOTOGRAPHS

MUSIC

REAL

GEOGRAPHIES

THE
STORY
IS
BASED
ON
INTEGRATION
AND

HARMONISATION
OF
DIFFERENT
NARRATIVE

FORMS

We
could,
anyway,
“listen
to”
it
also
in
a
de-‐structured
form

by
following

for
example
just
a
single
trace
(texts,
charts,
photographs,
or
images)
and/
or
through
the
interpretaPon
of
single
parts
(for
example
a
photograph,
a

sentence
etc).
Once
we
know
“the
place”
of
the
single
part
in
the
overall

drawing
that
very
single
part
may
assume
to
our
eyes
and
minds
a
totally

diﬀerent
and
deeper
meaning
compared
to
the
previous
ones.

The
story
is
circular
and
so
–
even
if
we
do
suggest
starPng
it
from
the

Canyon
of
Genesis
–
it
is
possible
to
begin
the
journey
in
any
point
of
the

Map.
And
then
to
close
the
circle
in
the
same
point.

Similarly,
we
can
travel
following
the
ﬂow
of
the
history,
like
on
a
real

river,
from
sources
to
mouth
or
from
mouth
to
sources.

I
am
Marco.

I
have
always
been
him.

And
I
think
I
will
always
be.

A
small
seed
of
man
carried
by
the
wind,that
ﬂies
over
a
virgin
land
devoid
of

humanity.

I
perceive
primordial
lights.

Forceful
rivers
gush
from
ageless
chasms,

a
moPonless
extension
of
deserts
oﬀer
hallucinated
forms.

A
seed
of
me,
alone,
in
all
this
vastness

immersed
in
senseless
colors
and
rocked
by
a
gentle
breeze.

Suddenly
the
serenity
of
the
place
is
broken:

Mors
tua
vita
mea,
where
the
evidence
of
life
surrenders
to
death.

A
cold
shiver
throws
me
into
the
night
of
Pmes.

The
eternal
dawn
comes
to
free
me.

I
am
sheltered
in
a
cave.

Painted
hands
on
the
walls

I
am
a
small
seed
at
the
edge
of
humanity.

NarraPve

forms

CANYON
OF
GENESIS
-‐

Genesis
1

NarraPve

forms

AWAY
FROM
PHILOSOPHY
PEAK
–
I
am
here,
now
112

NarraPve

forms

Kashashian,
The
River/Garbarek,
Red
Wind/Vivaldi,
Estro
Armonico/Orﬀ,

Carmina
Burana/Vangelis,
AntarcPca/Einaudi,
Una
mahna

Kashashian,
Woman's
Theme/Alphaville,
Forever
young/BahsP,
Una

giornata
uggiosa/Eahles,
Hotel
Cakifornia/De
Gregori,
Pezzi
di
vetro/
Springsteen,
The
River/Bombino,
Iyat
Idounia
Ayasahen/Everything
but

the
girl,
When
all's
well/Ferro,
Lo
stadio/Rush,
Free
will/Sinatra,
My
way/
Bowie,
Heroes/Morelenbaum,
Central
do
Brazil/Bregovic,
Kalashjinikov/
Men
at
work,
Down
under/Cher,
You
haven't
seen
the
last
of
me/Sastri,

Guardo
il
cielo
e
son
felice/Franklin,
Respect/Queen,
Bohemians
rapsody/
Springsteen,
Racing
in
the
street/Zero,
Manichini

Einaudi,
I
due
ﬁumi/Loos-‐Catoul,
Vaporeko/Conte,
Wanda/Peppino
di

Capri,
Champagne/BerP,
Io
P
darò
di
più/
Tiersen,
La
Valse/Finardi,
Mio

cucciolo
d'uomo/BahsP,
Si
Viaggiare

Arakne
mediterranea,
Pizzica
Mediterranea/Bahato,
E
P
vengo
a
cercare/
Bahato,
Centro
di
gravità
permanente/Bahato,
Voglio
vederP
danzare/
Brahms,
Danze
Ungheresi/Camerata
Portena,
Vuelvo
al
Sur/Madredeus,

Ao
longe
o
mar/Waits,
Innocent
when
you
dream/Moriseke,
Utopia/
Amalia
Rodrigues,
Uma
casa
portuguesa

Paoli,
AverP
adosso/BahsP,
Emozioni/Eno,
By
This
river/The
last

goodnight,
Picture
of
you/Springsteen,
Point
blank/Waits,
Blue
ValenPne/
Antonacci,
Sognami

Madredeus,
Coisas
pequenas/Albinoni,
Adagio
in
G
minor/Cesaria
Evora,

Sodade/
Simply
red,
Holding
back
the
years/Wonder,
PasPme
paradise/
Carreras,
En
aranjuez
con
tu
amor/Nannini,
Tornerai/Dalla,
Là/Mariza,
Rio

da
Màgoa/Madredeus,
O
Paraìso

NarraPve

forms

Canyon della genesi Orrido di Botri
Deserti dell’immaginazione Vetricia
Valle dei colori Parco naturale dell’Orecchiella
Altopiano Mors tua vita mea Pania di Corfino
Ghiacciai delle origini Appennino Tosco-Emiliano
Grotta dell’umanità Sillano
Catena delle Radici Appennino Tosco-Emiliano
Fiume della Madre Fiume Adige
Fiume del Padre Fiume Serchio (Sorgenti)
Fonti del Fiume della Vita Fiume Serchio (Tanaborda)
Catena delle Emozioni Alpi Apuane
Lago dei Sogni Perduti Lago di Isola Santa
Lago dei Sogni Rubati Lago di Vagli
Valle dell’Esistenza Garfagnana
Acque della fanciullezza Fiume Serchio tra Tanaborda e Castelnuovo
Bozzi della Scoperta Bozzi della Scoperta
Diga delle Responsabilità Diga di Castelnuovo
Gola della Prevenzione Fiume Serchio presso Palleroso
Isolotto del Libero Arbitrio Fiume Serchio presso Castelvecchio Pascoli
Isola delle luci e delle ombre Fiume Serchio presso Gallicano
Ansa dell’Ingiustizia Torrente Turrite, Fornovolasco, Antro del Corchia
Ansa del Rispetto Fiume Serchio tra Gallicano e Borgo a Mozzano
Ponte della Consapevolezza Fiume Serchio, Ponte del Diavolo
Picco della Filosofia Eremo di Calomini
Cascate dei Limiti Fiume Serchio tra Borgo a Mozzano e Ponte a Moriano
Utopia Lucca
Lago dell’indifferenza Lago di Massaciuccoli
Piana del Genius Loci San Martino in Freddana
Acque dell’Armonia Fiume Serchio tra Ponte a Moriano e Torre del Lago Puccini
Lagune della Pace Pontasserchio
Faro della Saggezza Faro di Anzio
Isola delle Prospettive Mare antistante la Riviera Zanardelli, Anzio
Mare della Libertà Mare di Anzio
Promontorio dell’alba infinita Promontorio del Circeo
!
NarraPve

forms

APPLICATIONS
AND

REPRESENTATIONS
OF

THE
RIVER
OF
LIFE

THE
APPLICATIONS
OF

THE
RIVER
OF
LIFE

• Story
Map
(April
2016)

• Photo-‐book
“The
River
of
Life”
(May
2016)

• InteracFve
and
mulF-‐medial
exhibiFon
(June
2016)

• Psychological
Therapy
(Feb
to
Nov
2016)

• A
Par$tone
for
Lorenzo
(September
2016)

• The
Philosophical
Journey
(September
2016)

• Book:
“How
to
become
a
Geographer
of
EmoFons”
(October

2016)

• Theatre
Performance
(December
2016)

• Movie
(2017)

• Lobbying
For
Life
(2017)

• APP
(2017)

• Team
Game
(2017)

THE
VIDEO-‐PRESENTATION
OF

THE
RIVER
OF
LIFE

1-‐
EARTH-‐
hkps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isaAsXsUR6g

2
-‐
ROOTS
-‐-‐
hkps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crXtyAI2Yw

3
-‐
EMOTIONS
-‐
hkps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA5t6N-‐fNtc

4
-‐
LIFE
-‐
hkps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MBOiR_A7kI

5
-‐
PHILOSOPHY
1-‐
hkps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0oLlYm_Hbw

6
-‐
PHILOSOPHY
2
-‐
hkps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGVCs3M9OsY

7
-‐
FREEDOM
1-‐
hkps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peM3MnTzyo

8
-‐
FREEDOM
2
-‐
hkps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZZIcFNdiP8

9
-‐
FREEDOM
3
-‐
hkps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62n6D_5hbmY

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MARCH
26th
2016

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FOR
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