Pieter-Jan Meire, Network Director of Grenspark Saeftinghe, guides us through the history of the border region and the continuous transformations of the landscape surrounding the Drowned Land of Saeftinghe. He explores how water, nature restoration, agriculture, industry and international cooperation have shaped the area over the centuries.
The talk is preceded by a guided tour of the heritage exhibition with Peter Deckers, Chair of De Maalderij, bringing the history of Prosperpolder and the surrounding border region to life. We conclude the afternoon with a shared soup meal—an informal opportunity to continue the conversation and exchange experiences.
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Walking Arts & Local Communities (WALC) is an artistic cooperation project, co-funded by the European Union, Creative Europe, starting in January 2024 for four years. With seven partners from five countries, WALC establishes an International Center for Artistic Research and Practice of Walking Arts, in Prespa, Greece, at the border with Albania and North Macedonia, backed up by an online counterpart in the format of a digital platform for walking arts.
WALC builds on the previous work of hundreds of artists and researchers already practicing Walking Arts as a collaborative medium, and having met at the significant previous walking arts events and encounters in Greece, Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, and during online activities at walk · listen · create.
We acknowledge the support of the EU Creative Europe Cooperation grant program in the framework of the European project WALC (Walking Arts and Local Community).
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