Una Terra Sacra (A Sacred Land)

• Photographer
  Margrieta Jeltema
• Technical Info
  Medium Format Analogue, Film
• Photo Date
  2020 - 2021

The people in a small town in Tuscia, work their land as they always did; they tend the olive trees, they care for their chickens, their goats and for each other. All small gestures reflect an ancient culture. The countryside, the town itself are full of ancient mysteries. The volcanic lake draws the stars close to the beaches so everyone can touch them. Etruscan souls sleep in the vine yards. Their songs can be heard at night, when the nightingales sing between the cypress trees.

Margrieta was born under Northern skies, in the Netherlands. She has lived and worked in the Netherlands, Italy, Algeria, the Caribbean, Chile, Portugal and Romania. During her biology studies with a major in philosophy at Wageningen (the Netherlands), Margrieta started with a variety of studies in bronze casting, painting, etching and ceramics. Her work embraces poetry, sculpture, but her main creative outlet is photography.