Turia River gave birth to the ancient city of Valencia in Spain in 130 BC, when Romans chose its fertile riverbanks as city foundation. The city and the River grew too close, until 1957 when they destroyed each other during the Great Flood of Valencia. As a reaction, the old course of the River has been emptied and turned into a central green space for the now renovated city of Valencia: a cultural attraction known as the Turia Garden, where I myself walked in during this Summer. This work was done during “Pop Improv challenge” promoted by Quilt Improv Studio. Acid and saturated colors, typical of Pop Art aesthetics, convey the message of what happens when commodification of Nature hits an extreme, such as in the story of Turia River bed, not anymore filled with water, but now gone green. Like a glowing ghost of its former stream shape.
