Correspondences for the Forest of Fiemme
Multispecies Relations in the Aftermath of Vaia Disaster
abstract
This paper explores the multispecies relations that characterise a specific temporal conjuncture of the Fiemme Valley: the aftermath of Vaia, a storm that crossed Italy in 2018 and whose repercussions continue to affect this Alpine territory. The Vaia disaster resulted from the cultural remodelling of two landscapes: the forest one, implemented on a local scale through silvicultural practices; the atmospheric one, implemented on a global scale with the emission of greenhouse gases. I aim to demonstrate that the emergence of a new landscape through encounters between multiple forms of life and agencies is irreducible to the anthropocentric perspective.
Keywords: Vaia storm • Non-human correspondences • Multispecies relation • Temporal conjuncture • Fiemme valley