MIGRANTS ROOM

Dormitories, kitchens, canteens, mosques, classrooms, laundries, bathrooms, living rooms and warehouses.

Spaces for sleeping, cooking, eating, praying, learning, washing, staying and keeping.

The images document the places of the hospitality. They are temporary, shared and silent places, they explain themselves their need to exist.

The project was realized in the city of Gorizia, the “Lampedusa” of North-East. Gorizia is the main gateway to Italy on the Balkan route.

© Manuela Schirra and Fabrizio Giraldi  - 240 square meters and 60 beds. Tent provided by Medecins Sans Frontieres and open from 7 PM to 8 AM.
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240 square meters and 60 beds. Tent provided by Medecins Sans Frontieres and open from 7 PM to 8 AM.

© Manuela Schirra and Fabrizio Giraldi  - Canteen in the former Nazarene convent.
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Canteen in the former Nazarene convent.

© Manuela Schirra and Fabrizio Giraldi  - Image from the MIGRANTS ROOM photography project
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Classroom for teaching Italian in the former Nazareno convent, where daily courses are held for people housed at the facility.

© Manuela Schirra and Fabrizio Giraldi  - Corridor used as a dormitory in the Diocesan Caritas building.
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Corridor used as a dormitory in the Diocesan Caritas building.

© Manuela Schirra and Fabrizio Giraldi  - Image from the MIGRANTS ROOM photography project
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Space used as a living room in the former convent of the Nazarene, a structure that houses 170 people mostly of Pakistani and Afghan nationality.

© Manuela Schirra and Fabrizio Giraldi  - Detail inside a room.
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Detail inside a room.

© Manuela Schirra and Fabrizio Giraldi  - Room in the former Nazarene convent.
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Room in the former Nazarene convent.

© Manuela Schirra and Fabrizio Giraldi  - Table set for breakfast in the Diocesan Caritas building.
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Table set for breakfast in the Diocesan Caritas building.

© Manuela Schirra and Fabrizio Giraldi  - Mosque in the former Nazarene convent. The structure houses 170 people mostly of Pakistani and Afghan nationality.
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Mosque in the former Nazarene convent. The structure houses 170 people mostly of Pakistani and Afghan nationality.

© Manuela Schirra and Fabrizio Giraldi  - Laundry in the former Nazarene convent.
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Laundry in the former Nazarene convent.

© Manuela Schirra and Fabrizio Giraldi  - Center for the collection of clothing and essential goods managed by Caritas and volunteers.
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Center for the collection of clothing and essential goods managed by Caritas and volunteers.

© Manuela Schirra and Fabrizio Giraldi  - Image from the MIGRANTS ROOM photography project
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Inside the Caritas venue, sheets and sleeping bags in the room made available for people who have not found a place in the reception centers.

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