Italy
As Italy’s rave culture faces crackdowns, a cyberpunk citadel fights to survive
Mutonia must stay — Having fled the UK in the face of increasingly oppressive Thatcherite laws, a collective of artists and musicians eventually found a home in an abandoned quarry over three decades ago. Now, they may have to move once again.
Written by: Marco De Vidi
Inside the world’s only inhabited art gallery
The MAAM Metropoliz — Since gaining official acceptance, a former salami factory turned art squat has become a fully-fledged museum. Its existence has provided secure housing to a community who would have struggled to find it otherwise.
Written by: Gaia Neiman
The disappearing world of mountain farmers in the Alps
Photographer Roland Reinstadler discusses his project documenting a farming community from Northern Italy who are fighting to maintain ancestral traditions in an extreme environment.
Written by: Miss Rosen
‘These days, you don’t hear a sound’
A view from Northern Italy — Photographer Marzio Toniolo documents daily life in Lombardy: the heart of the country’s coronavirus outbreak. After eight weeks of lockdown, has anything changed?
Written by: Eva Clifford
Letizia Battaglia: the Sicilian woman who shot the mafia
Horror on film — The photographer spent years chronicling the mafia’s brutal reign over Sicily during the last half of the 20th century.
Written by: Miss Rosen
A portrait of adolescence in the Sicilian suburbs
Teenage kicks — After meeting a group of young skaters in his hometown, photographer Claudio Majorana embarked on a six-year project, documenting the group as they grappled with the highs and lows of growing up.
Written by: Niall Flynn
The Italian football club fighting racism on & off the pitch
Stories From The Sidelines — Afro-Napoli United is a social project set up to integrate refugees and fight racism through football. But in winning success on the pitch, has it compromised the ideals on which it was founded?
Written by: Elliott Goat
Inside the disturbing world of Italy’s exorcists
Deliver us from evil — A new documentary from Federica Di Giacomo explores the mysterious rise of exorcism in the modern world; following the stories of the sufferers and priests.
Written by: Natalie Maria Wardle
Uncovering Italy's radical rollerblading scene
Blades of glory — Photographer Pietro Firrincieli captures the ins and outs of this largely unexplored scene.
Written by: Biju Belinky
Inside the unlikely hip hop scene taking root in Italy
Brothers in the barrios — On the outskirts of Milan, a divided city rife with tension, photographer Roberto Ramirez has uncovered a stigmatised community bonding over the power of rap.
Written by: Cian Traynor
Despite the invasion, there are lessons to be learnt from Italy's stop the Iraq war movement
Chilcot Report #1: A view from Italy — In 2003, millions of people around the world marched together to demand the invasion of Iraq be halted. Sadly these movements were unsuccessful, and a bloody war ensued. As the Chilcot Enquiry is published, remember that in Italy the anti-war movement was creative and radical, and important lessons can be learned.
Written by: Maham Hashmi
Video: Skateboarding through Italy's modern ruins
Discovering abandoned places — Trailing across Italy in search of unchartered skate territory the Italian Vans team stir dust clouds, improvise skateable constructions and risk getting crushed by a collapsing wall.
Written by: Hanna Duggal
