100 words for Sascha

“Fontainhas is a fragile, dislocated community on a complex south-facing slope just outside the old city wall of Porto. It has a strong sense of identity and looms large in the city’s mythology and social life; its name is derived from the natural springs and is the focal point of the city’s most significant festival, which has origins as a celebration of the Summer Solstice and the mist Orvalho. Lush and rocky nature intermingles with faded industrial structures.

I want to test the viability of a community in the context of proposed ‘luxury’ changes by Porto’s regeneration agency. I am seeking ways to reinforce, re-establish and intensify the area’s character as a place of industry, pleasure, and close-knit communities. The existing flea market, disused factories, the presence of water & wild flora and a tendency towards agriculture may prove useful tools.”