S.Ferdinando di Rosarno, Calabria
In the deep south of italy, underpaid labour during oranges harvest time is always needed.
The slum of San Ferdinando di Rosarno is growing spontaneously, as immigrants come from all over the country looking for a job. With its original capacity of 250 people,the overcrowded tent city exceeds over 2000 around this period. The chance of an epidemic breakout due to lack of hygiene is likely to happen.
Just a few can work, accepting whatever condition. The land owners pay 25€ daily instead of 45€ as required by law.
About the author:
Andrea Santese (1987) was born and raised near Milano, Italy.
After finishing his studies in Philosophy at Università degli Studi di Milano he became fully engaged in photography dealing with social issues and research. In 2014 he was awarded a Photography and Visual Design Master scholarship sponsored by NABA (Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti) and Fondazione Forma Milano. After a year has passed like a pupil and assistant of the Master and photographer Daniele Casadio, currently he is working on the realization of a long-term project on the migration in Italy.
After finishing his studies in Philosophy at Università degli Studi di Milano he became fully engaged in photography dealing with social issues and research. In 2014 he was awarded a Photography and Visual Design Master scholarship sponsored by NABA (Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti) and Fondazione Forma Milano. After a year has passed like a pupil and assistant of the Master and photographer Daniele Casadio, currently he is working on the realization of a long-term project on the migration in Italy.
Italy, Calabria, Rosarno 2015. A blaze of branches and rubbish in the countryside of Rosarno
Italy, Calabria, Rosano. 2015. An immigrant hides in a field of olives and oranges.
Italy, Calabria, Rosano. 2015. Salomon is looking for wood to make a fire.
Italy, Calabria, Rosarno. 2015. A big orchard of oranges in the countryside of Rosarno.
Italy, Calabria, Rosano. 2015. An immigrant is working to harvest the oranges.
Italy, Calabria, Rosano. 2015. The land owners pay 25€ daily instead of 45€ as required by law.
Italy, Calabria, Rosarno, 2015. A boy from Mali shows his sick arm
Italy, Calabria, Rosano. 2015. A young boy from Senegal drinks a beverage orange-flavored.
Italy, Calabria, Rosarno. 2015. An illegal dump in the countryside of Rosarno.
Italy, Calabria, Rosano. 2015. The ghetto exceeds over 2000 people around in the winter season.
Italy, Calabria, Rosarno. 2015. The shacks are furnished with materials from the landfill.
Italy, Calabria, Rosano. 2015. The ghetto is located in the industrial zone of Rosarno
Italy, Calabria, Rosarno. 2015. A man comes back at home in the ghetto after a working day.
Italy, Calabria, Rosano. 2015. A bathroom in the ghetto.
Italy, Calabria, Rosarno. 2015. A boy heats water barrels. The price of a bucket of hot water is 50 cents
Italy, Calabria, Rosano. 2015. A home under construction in the ghetto.
Italy; Calabria; Rosarno. 2015.; Ndao lives with his mattress in an abandoned factory with 200 other people.
Italy, Calabria, Rosano. 2015. Near the ghetto, between garbage and faeces, the cook has some sheep. Tomorrow they will be killed and sold.
Italy, Calabria, Rosarno, 2015. A sheep slaughtered.
Italy, Calabria, Rosano. 2015. “Chef” cooks the internals organ’s sheep.
Italy, Calabria, Rosarno 2015. Salomon doesn’t know where his family lives.
Italy, Calabria, Rosano. 2015. Every morning, Bamba wakes up at 5. He runs 20 km by bike to look for work. Bamba has not worked for four days.
Italy, Calabria, Rosano. 2015. A barber shop in the ghetto of Rosarno.
Italy, Calabria, Rosano. 2015. Ndao is 18 years old. He arrived in Italy by boat one year ago.
Italy, Calabria, Rosano. 2015. A boy buys the shampoo in a shop of the ghetto.
Italy, Calabria, Rosarno. 2015. The meat is cooked on cans and sheet iron.
Italy, Calabria, Rosano. 2015. A boy smokes a cigarette while he waits to eat.
Italy, Calabria, Rosarno. 2015. An immigrant writes to his family.
Italy, Calabria, Rosano. 2015. Some guys around the fire to warm up.
