Phragmites are a fast-growing plant typical of the wetlands of several climatic zones. Its widespread diffusion and the simple techniques connected to it, has always rendered it a democratic material that a large number of civilizations embraced over time.
In the relationship between the lagoon and its inhabitants, phragmites have been an active interface of interaction and mutual development.
Facing the problem of tidal platforms erosion in the lagoon areas of the Upper Adriatic Gulf, From+to the Lagoon proposes the experimentation of this material through the ancient and simple technique of thatching; promoting the behaviour of taking from to give back to the lagoon.
Experimentations involved the exclusive use of swamp reeds and jute rope, and led to the development of mats and a mat-making tool; two modules for the protection of tidal plains from anthropogenic erosion; and more structural large-scale assemblages using longer stems and the tension of the ropes.
In addition to the material experiments, has been developed a small publication dealing with the triple relationship between man, phragmites and the lagoons of the Upper Adriatic. The publication also contains a collection of photos taken in the Caorle lagoon which narrate this triple relationship.