FORTERRA
Forterra is a word in the dialect of the village of Ceglie del Campo in the province of Bari, which literally means 'out of the ground'. It refers to someone who, for work, is outside his village, his town or even outside his country. The project explores the motivations and consequences of emigration from Southern Italy to Northern Italy and Europe. Starting from his personal experience as an emigrant in Germany and his father's illness, the photographer recounted the lives of his other friends who left their country to pursue a better life elsewhere.