Porto Santo is described as a place that finds itself in an interval between slow changes and rapid transformations, driven by forces greater than the island's scale. The landscape and streets are presented as visible witnesses of this physical and daily transformation.
The island is sufficiently small that every alteration is felt intensely by its inhabitants, compared to an "intimate earthquake". At the same time, it is sufficiently exposed that any public or private decision has an impact on the island's future.
The article suggests that living in Porto Santo means witnessing these changes directly, which are not abstract but rather concrete and present in everyday life.




