Migrated Landscapes is a research project developed in collaboration with the architecture office lacasavacía, focusing on the productive agricultural territory of western Almeria. This research focuses on a particularly critical area in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, commonly known as the Sea of Plastic or Europe’s Garden. A landscape that is the result of a secuence of events whose most solid origin lies in the 1960s, with the interventions of the INC (National Institute of Colonization) and the parallel advances in greenhouse technology as a new form of agriculture.
Through fieldwork and the layering of historical, economic, social, cultural, and ecological data, divergent conclusions are drawn and questions are raised regarding the uncertain future of this garden in the desert. How long can we continue to draw sustenance from this space in constant ecological flux? Must we reach the limits before seeking viable alternatives for more sustainable production—ecologically, as well as economically and socially—for the inhabitants who depend on it?