The wood from migrants' boats that arrived at Lampedusa has been transformed into musical instruments by inmates at the Secondigliano prison and will now resonate through the historic centre of Naples. With the inauguration of 'Metamorfosi - Ciò che resta diventa musica' (Metamorphosis - What Remains Becomes Music), a widespread exhibition marking a new season for the Museo Diocesano Diffuso, strongly championed by the Archdiocese of Naples and Archbishop Don Mimmo Battaglia, the monumental complex of Donnaregina has officially reopened to the public. The centrepiece of the exhibition is represented by the 'instruments of the sea', created by salvaging wood from migrants' boats that landed at Lampedusa. Wooden beams have been transformed into musical instruments inside the Secondigliano prison, where inmates learned the art of luthiery thanks to the Fondazione Casa dello Spirito e delle Arti.
Along the exhibition route, curated by Maria Savarese and Marina Gargiulo, visitors will be able to admire from this evening not only the instruments, but also the photographic narrative signed by Barbara Cardini and Leandro Ianniello, which documents the process of craftsmanship and rebirth behind bars. The exhibition is conceived as a 'widespread' journey that weaves among the masterpieces of the Donnaregina complex, where the baroque of the Chiesa Nuova meets the gothic of the Chiesa Vecchia. For Battaglia, "in this place, through the great work carried out by these people, memory becomes future, wounds become responsibility, discards become possibilities and distances are eliminated by proximity. And all of this through art and the beauty of culture." From tomorrow, Donnaregina Nuova and Vecchia will be freely accessible every day from 10:00 to 17:00. (ANSA)
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