Biography
I was born and raised in Napoli, a very contraddictory city who has been demonized for decades by many, especially by other italians. For a long time the city hasn’t had any tourism, because of its criminality. During pandemic though something changed, it was difficult to travel abroad and outside Europe, and people suddenly started to come to Napoli for their vacations. Its popularity grew in a very short time, thanks also to the winning of the italian soccer champions leaugue in 2023, and at the moment Napoli seems to be the most wanted travel destination in the world. Pandemic also forced me to shoot in the city, something that I had never felt confident in. Maybe because it’s my city, maybe because there are a lot of clichés about Napoli, or because in the past has been photographed a lot and it’s difficult to avoid beeing influenced by what is the image of this city in the world. Little by little I started to get more confident in going around the city with my camera, and I felt the need to show the city through my eyes. Eyes of someone that knows the city and its peculiarities, but at the same time, someone that lived abroad for many years and decided to come back knowing that wouldn’t be easy to fit in, like it never was.
©Francesca Chiacchio
