This is a project about identity, memory, and the geography in between. I am investigating my roots along the Portuguese-Spanish border in a rural and pagan backdrop. I retraced familiar footsteps, searching for traces, a common geography, and the characteristics of this ancient territory. This story is part of a longer narrative, about family myths and tales, and the starting point of this investigation is my great-grandfather, the last family member born in Galicia. From his family's farm, he saw the river, and on the other side Portugal, so he decided to leave at age 14 never to return. I was only there once, as a child, in a failed attempt to reconnect with the family. I returned now with my parents, only to see the farm sold, and no more traces besides the family nameplate on the cemetery.
