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5 June 2020

Separated Neighbours

Art & Culture
5 June 2020
Daniele Tibaldi
Art & Culture

Separated Neighbours

 The Covid-19 pandemic swooped into our lives, having effects which were previously unthinkable for our generations, with dramatic consequences not only from a health and economic point of view but also from a social one. Just think of the isolation we had to endure for months and the loneliness of our loved ones, especially those who are elderly and more vulnerable to infection.
Adding to these and many other more or less known problems, there are situations that, by their very nature, have proved more precarious than others. For example, in an extraordinary reality such as that of Gorizia(Goriška) – divided between two states – in a few days, the health emergency put a stop to a process of reunification that had lasted for more than half a century and culminated, in 2004, with the entrance of Slovenia into the Schengen area.
Piazzale della Transalpina (Trg Evrope) – named after the Nova Gorica railway station, located there – is not only the symbol of a single cross-border urban area but also of a community with countless social connections. Such as my relationship with Julija, or the many families whose members live on both sides of the border. The metal barrier that arose in the centre of the square on March 11 brutally reminded us of the fragility of these relationships, which have returned to depending on the nasty surprises of history.
In this series of photos, I have tried to represent the fragility of this reality, which today is obstructed by physical and bureaucratic barriers which were believed to be extinct. The result is surreal.
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Daniele Tibaldi

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Born and raised in Gorizia  – on the southern border of Mitteleuropa – I studied Law in Trieste. I am a freelance journalist with a passion for photography, I write about Slovenia and Central Europe for East Journal.

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