Selvie

Digital or visual products (2023)

Authors

Edmond Pergega Polytechnic University of Tirana
E. Pérez Guembe Situated Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment
Ronald Qema Independent researcher
Saara Mildeberg Tallinn University
Research Group
Situated Architecture (Architecture and the Built Environment) (TU Delft)
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Published Date

2023

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Department

Architecture

Research Group

Situated Architecture

Abstract

Selvie, which stands for cypress tree in Albanian, is one of the oldest symbols of mourning and death, but it is also a tree planted in burial sites for protection against evil spirits. Dwelling between mourning and hope, a woman named Selvie walks us through her own story, which is the one of many in Kamza. It is also a story that reminds us on the importance of community support and bonding as a form of resistance.