La huerta y la ciudad (The orchard and the city)

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This is a work in progress exploring the relationship between two characteristic parts of the city of Murcia (Spain) and its surroundings. The city has been surrounded by an orchard since the Middle Ages. However, the development of the city over the past few decades has resulted in a slow but steady process of encroachment, in which the city has gained both physical and cultural territory at the expense of the orchard. The orchard remains vast and vigorous, still providing for many, but the city has spread and overtaken some of the traditional orchard areas. These two distinct parts represent different lifestyles, cultures, and visual environments. At their ever-changing borders, they coexist, and the presence of one is felt even where it is not seen.

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