The Rione Sanità is solitude and love, irony and tragedy,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.
The Sanità district, 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 due to the construction of the Sanità’s bridge. It has excluded the neighborhood from the city’s life. 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 drop-outs 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.
At the same time, the district has retained its identity. 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 the doors and windows of the district’s small houses 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 the project are the people of the district in their intimate life, often ignored due to the stigma of marginality and excluded from the big economy and from the political processes of gentrification. Sanità is an essay about life through indentity, culture, cross generational relationships, family, parenting and memories.