Launched by the Triennale di Milano, the call for projects “Italy in a Frame” asked participants to explore the transformations of the Italian landscape through 1-minute-long videos. The name Martesana refers to the area crossed by a 38km-long canal of the same name designed in the 14th Century to guarantee a constant flow of water for the growing city of Milan (Italy). Following Italy’s economic boom in the 1950s, the once prosperous peri-urban landscape spreading along the canal slowly changed with ageing factories, slums and small suburbs slowly becoming the new norm. The area is now currently reevaluated with large social housing projects.