Pettino is the modern neighborhood in L’Aquila, entirely built on a fault, a shift 6 miles long deep in the ground. It was edified with improper materials, without considering the high seismic of the ground. Since seventies the local administrations favored great house-builders and speculation. Until 2009 earthquake Pettino was the most built-up area in the town, with about 30000 people.
Nowadays it is a series of uninhabited buildings, a desolate place. Some houses resisted, others fell down. Most part is damaged showing cracks and structural breakdowns. Since 6 April 2009 nothing changed. The nature got the upper hand. The trees and foliage hide part of the buildings. More than 700 days passed but time seems to be stopped. Few days after the earthquake a woman among the rubble said: “Life can’t go on if the rubble remain; the rubble have to be removed… this could be the sign that things shall work again.” This never happened.
The first similar pictures were taken in the first earthquake anniversary, April 2010, while the specular ones were taken in the second recurrence in April 2011.
Nowadays it is a series of uninhabited buildings, a desolate place. Some houses resisted, others fell down. Most part is damaged showing cracks and structural breakdowns. Since 6 April 2009 nothing changed. The nature got the upper hand. The trees and foliage hide part of the buildings. More than 700 days passed but time seems to be stopped. Few days after the earthquake a woman among the rubble said: “Life can’t go on if the rubble remain; the rubble have to be removed… this could be the sign that things shall work again.” This never happened.
The first similar pictures were taken in the first earthquake anniversary, April 2010, while the specular ones were taken in the second recurrence in April 2011.