Giardino Radicale

2014
Borgo San Nicola prison, Lecce
“Radical garden”

Inside the Borgo San Nicola prison in Lecce, in the men’s section, the GIARDINO RADICALE workshop was born. Supported by a group of designers and artists, the detainees explore, through participatory processes, new imaginaries for transforming the common spaces inside their section, designing and modifying them collectively.

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Concept and curation: Francesca Marconi
Coordination: Paola Leone
Artists and designers in residence: Maurizio Buttazzo and Roberto dell’Orco
Institutional communication: Alessandra Lupo and Mariangela Schito
With the support of Fondazione con il Sud and Manifatture Knos

Photo credits: Yacine Benseddik

The new barber’s room Giardino Radicale, photo 2 of 6 The new telephone room Building the furniture Giardino Radicale, photo 5 of 6 The painting days

Images: Yacine Benseddik.