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The Consequences
In Italy every two days a woman is killed by a man, usually a partner or a spouse, often one she wanted to break up with. These murders are called “femicides”. The word, coined years ago in Mexico, refers to the killing of woman because of her gender. These murders happen as a result of women’s subordination to men in Italian society. The UN asked in vain the Italian government to take a stand on the issue. Murderers serve, on average, from 10 to 12 years of jail time. Their responsibilities are often underplayed by media describing them as exceedingly passionate or jealous lovers and lingering over unnecessary graphic details.
The work "The Consequences" focuses on the social consequences of these killings, particularly on the victims’ families. Mothers, fathers, sisters, sons have to struggle against victim blaming to get justice for their loved ones. Every day, there is grief. Most of these families take action in their own communities by taking part in school talks, setting up associations, organizing charity events. They became activists.
“I never took a sedative because I want to feel all the pain here, in my heart. It means Giulia is not gone. I want to fight for her memory” says Giovanna Ferrari. Her daughter was killed by her husband after 10 years of marriage.
Through photo portraits of women who were killed and those who still live with the consequences of those killings, The Consequences aims to tell the daily battles and the struggle taken on by the latter to change society. The people I have met so far live close to me. I reached them in Milan (where I’m based), Reggio Emilia, Modena, Mantova, Varese. They are the people next door, who did not expect anything like this to happen in their lives. When the violence became visible, they tried to fight it, reporting it, sometime with no effect at all, to the police.
The work "The Consequences" focuses on the social consequences of these killings, particularly on the victims’ families. Mothers, fathers, sisters, sons have to struggle against victim blaming to get justice for their loved ones. Every day, there is grief. Most of these families take action in their own communities by taking part in school talks, setting up associations, organizing charity events. They became activists.
“I never took a sedative because I want to feel all the pain here, in my heart. It means Giulia is not gone. I want to fight for her memory” says Giovanna Ferrari. Her daughter was killed by her husband after 10 years of marriage.
Through photo portraits of women who were killed and those who still live with the consequences of those killings, The Consequences aims to tell the daily battles and the struggle taken on by the latter to change society. The people I have met so far live close to me. I reached them in Milan (where I’m based), Reggio Emilia, Modena, Mantova, Varese. They are the people next door, who did not expect anything like this to happen in their lives. When the violence became visible, they tried to fight it, reporting it, sometime with no effect at all, to the police.
