When we walk along a beach we leave our mark on the sand. That footprint as momentarily created an impression, on the sand, on the landscape, but this footprint is superficial, since in a matter of seconds the waves will bathe the shore and clean, in the blink of an eye the surface, eliminating the trace that we had left. Nature constantly tells us that our footprint, our impression, can be more or less lasting, it can be more or less large, but finally time and the natural action of the environment will end up erasing it forever.
In fact, the word ‘imprint’, which has the same origin (spanish etymology) as printing, means “to borrow”. When we leave an impression, we have borrowed something from someone, something from the landscape, something that does not belong to us and is therefore volatile.