Equally Rome with Fabio Moscatelli and Aldo Feroce
30.9.2021, 9:00 PM
Lab27 is pleased to announce, as part of the collateral activities for the exhibition Abitare lo stigma, the fifteenth edition of INCONTRI DI FOTOGRAFIA, which will take place on Thursday, September 30 at 9:00 PM, streamed live on Lab27’s YouTube channel.
With Aldo Feroce and Fabio Moscatelli, we explore two life experiences and narratives about living in Rome. For these two authors, Tor Bella Monacaand Corviale are not merely neighborhoods to be photographed—they are reasons for social engagement and community introspection. Our goal is to highlight these practices, their development over time, and the role photography has played in the process.
Valuing these experiences and these exemplary acts of altruism is meaningful for the city and instructive for those who wonder what photography can contribute to the world beyond creating “beautiful images.” In fact, the difference between a “hit-and-run” approach and a slow, respectful immersion in both context and individual is still not widely recognized. Discussions about photography also touch on the ethical dimension of its production and impact, encompassing responsibility, professional ethics, and respect.
We know that the term periphery is often used loosely to deal with urban issues. It has even been co-opted by fashion, exploiting its rebellious veneer to sell records and blue jeans. This contributes to a speculative, flat, and monotonous narrative that reinforces a repetitive, coarse, and sensationalized vision of these areas. We will discuss these topics with those who have instead chosen to tell their stories differently.
Aldo Feroce
The new Corviale, also called the “Serpentone,” is a building approximately 1 km long, located in Rome’s western periphery. It was built in the late 1970s to address the housing crisis. From its inception, this place became synonymous with degradation and crime, largely due to mismanagement, turning it into one of Rome’s most emblematic neighborhoods.
Having photographed its construction in 1977, I decided 30 years later to enter the building again to document its life in a non-stereotypical way. The story involves men and women thrust into a place without infrastructure, still carrying the wounds caused by mass evictions, forced to coexist by necessity or circumstance. People had to reorganize their lives under immense difficulties, reinventing and coloring their daily routines, living according to new rules, and above all, relying on do-it-yourself solutions.
While discussions about the Corviale’s redevelopment have been ongoing for years, my intention is to give voice to and reveal the human side—or rather the “invisibles”—whom no one ever talks about.
Equally Rome with Fabio Moscatelli and Aldo Feroce
30.9.2021, 9:00 PM
Lab27 is pleased to announce, as part of the collateral activities for the exhibition Abitare lo stigma, the fifteenth edition of INCONTRI DI FOTOGRAFIA, which will take place on Thursday, September 30 at 9:00 PM, streamed live on Lab27’s YouTube channel.
With Aldo Feroce and Fabio Moscatelli, we explore two life experiences and narratives about living in Rome. For these two authors, Tor Bella Monacaand Corviale are not merely neighborhoods to be photographed—they are reasons for social engagement and community introspection. Our goal is to highlight these practices, their development over time, and the role photography has played in the process.
Valuing these experiences and these exemplary acts of altruism is meaningful for the city and instructive for those who wonder what photography can contribute to the world beyond creating “beautiful images.” In fact, the difference between a “hit-and-run” approach and a slow, respectful immersion in both context and individual is still not widely recognized. Discussions about photography also touch on the ethical dimension of its production and impact, encompassing responsibility, professional ethics, and respect.
We know that the term periphery is often used loosely to deal with urban issues. It has even been co-opted by fashion, exploiting its rebellious veneer to sell records and blue jeans. This contributes to a speculative, flat, and monotonous narrative that reinforces a repetitive, coarse, and sensationalized vision of these areas. We will discuss these topics with those who have instead chosen to tell their stories differently.
Aldo Feroce
The new Corviale, also called the “Serpentone,” is a building approximately 1 km long, located in Rome’s western periphery. It was built in the late 1970s to address the housing crisis. From its inception, this place became synonymous with degradation and crime, largely due to mismanagement, turning it into one of Rome’s most emblematic neighborhoods.
Having photographed its construction in 1977, I decided 30 years later to enter the building again to document its life in a non-stereotypical way. The story involves men and women thrust into a place without infrastructure, still carrying the wounds caused by mass evictions, forced to coexist by necessity or circumstance. People had to reorganize their lives under immense difficulties, reinventing and coloring their daily routines, living according to new rules, and above all, relying on do-it-yourself solutions.
While discussions about the Corviale’s redevelopment have been ongoing for years, my intention is to give voice to and reveal the human side—or rather the “invisibles”—whom no one ever talks about.
