This volume presents Osservatorio Cortina 2021, an artistic research project in which the territory and the events planned for the 2021 Alpine Ski World Championship in Cortina, Italy, were examined through photography. Two artists, Gianpaolo Arena and Marina Caneve, spent three years documenting the key moments in the construction of the sports event, while at the same time observing the territory and its history with an open, inquisitive, and exploratory attitude. An investigation into alpine modernism, it focuses on our conception of mountains and how their appreciation and use has changed over time. Included are various essays and a conversation with the artists.