I very much enjoyed the exhibition. For me it was quite personal. My father is from Palermo. He left in the late 70s to travel for working, ending up in the Uk. I spent every summer these as a youngster and still go regularly now to see family. Some of those images felt quite familiar. Things have changed for the better - but in some ways not so much. I think her photography cuts to some of complexities of the Sicilian psyche that remain today. The roots of widespread cynicism. Hostility to rules or order. An insular mindset that’s simultaneously frustrating but also often endearing.
I very much enjoyed the exhibition. For me it was quite personal. My father is from Palermo. He left in the late 70s to travel for working, ending up in the Uk. I spent every summer these as a youngster and still go regularly now to see family. Some of those images felt quite familiar. Things have changed for the better - but in some ways not so much. I think her photography cuts to some of complexities of the Sicilian psyche that remain today. The roots of widespread cynicism. Hostility to rules or order. An insular mindset that’s simultaneously frustrating but also often endearing.
Glad she made it until 2022