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OPEN CALL
01 – 30, MAY 2026

Ciro Battiloro

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

Italy

Sanita

Sanità is a portrait of intimate life in the Rione Sanità. It is a love letter dedicated to a way of living that we have forgotten and to its authenticity. The Rione Sanità, situated in the heart of Napoli, is one of Europe’s most densely populated places. The district, born as a residential area for aristocratic families, has become one of the most complex in Napoli. The Rione Sanità is developed in a depression: it is an urban reality in itself, which is not necessary to cross to move from one side of the city to another. This isolation has led to the proliferation of various social problems such as unemployment, school dropouts and the presence of criminal organizations. In recent years there has been a great revaluation of the area which began in particular with the enhancement of the artistic and cultural heritage of the district. Among the inhabitants of the Rione Sanità has grown a strong sense of belonging. The district welcomes a vast humanity with different geographical origins and different personal stories. This diversity is a wealth.Inside these doors and windows you can find an amazing energy of life full of dignity where precious authentic stories tell the nature of humanity in everyday life. At the center of my work are the inhabitants of the district and their daily life suspended between the stigma of marginality and the great economic and political processes of gentrification. On the one side, the district has maintained its identity as a working-class neighbourhood of Naples; on the other, the first changes related to the arrival of tourism are beginning to be seen. The contrasts generate surreal existences. The street and the house merge together, the private becomes public and the public hides the secrets of the private. Silence is a rare gift for these alleys, but in its revelation you rediscover the naked and immense soul of a forgotten humanity.

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