«The discovery (or rediscovery) of history as a significant component of the contemporary city translates into different ways of using it as a resource. Identifying these uses allows us to get closer to the meaning or image that a community wants to express about itself. Recognizing, and recognizing ourselves, in a story is not an act without meanings that affects the present. Exposing continuity with a past often also means denying others».
La scoperta (o la riscoperta) della storia come componente significativa della città contemporanea si traduce in modi diversi di utilizzarla come risorsa. Identificare tali usi permette di avvicinarsi al senso, o all’immagine, che una comunità vuole esprimere di sé stessa. Riconoscere, e riconoscersi, in una storia non è un atto privo di significati che si ripercuotano nel presente. Esporre la continuità con un passato significa spesso anche negarne altri.
Giorgio Piccinato, 2002
«The discovery (or rediscovery) of history as a significant component of the contemporary city translates into different ways of using it as a resource. Identifying these uses allows us to get closer to the meaning or image that a community wants to express about itself. Recognizing, and recognizing ourselves, in a story is not an act without meanings that affects the present. Exposing continuity with a past often also means denying others».
