hydraulic culture / a culture formed around the capture, movement, distribution and sharing of water

cultura hidráulica / una cultura formada en torno a la captación, el transporte, la distribución y el uso compartido del agua

At the south-west edge of Joya a barranco runs down from the higher ground — a steep-sided ravine, usually dry, cut by the sudden passage of water after rain. Its sides and bed are largely marl, a soft sedimentary mixture of bright white clay and…

A permanent network of pathways will provide access across Joya. Maintained by mowing, they will cross old fields and terraces, scrub and woodland, while the land around them is allowed to regenerate…

Joya already supports a colony of European bee-eaters (Merops apiaster). Their present nesting bank is close to the road, where…

Joya: atlas is a long-term cultural and ecological enquiry into approximately twenty hectares of Mediterranean landscape in the Sierra María–Los Vélez and…

Joya: atlas is the culmination of twenty-one years of living and working at Joya: arte + ecología / AiR. During that time we have…

It’s a greywater infiltration / biofiltration basin designed to clean household greywater biologically before it disperses into soil and feeds woody perennials (trees or shrubs) on either side.

This is essentially a planted soakaway / mulch basin using woodchips, soil biology, and gravel to treat water passively.