Voce ’e stommache
Lina Pallotta’s Voce ’e stommache is a personal and intimate portrayal of the Neapolitan trans community, born out of a close collaboration with Loredana Rossi, founder and vice president of ATN – Associazione Transessuale Napoli, an NGO committed to supporting trans people and protecting their rights, health, and dignity.
The title, derived from a Neapolitan saying, signifies that self-expression and affirmation emerge not solely from the intellect but from a profound, visceral place, and this is the ethos that also inspired Pallotta to venture for the first time into the use of color photography, to capture the many facets of the search for and expression of identity. Portraits, street scenes, domestic interiors, and snapshots of everyday moments–from applying makeup to shopping and sharing drinks–Pallotta’s images bear witness to a sense of trust and understanding which breaks down the barriers between artist and subject. Voce ’e stommache thus stands as a heartfelt tribute to the transformative power of friendship and self-expression, a celebration of identity and community, and a poignant act of advocacy.
The book is published in the framework of the first edition of the Paul Thorel Prize “L’UNDICESIMA CASA”, with the generous support of the Paul Thorel Foundation.
Other titles in the series:
Jim C. Nedd, The Stream
Clusterduck, Deep Fried Feels
- 10 x 15 cm
- 108
- EN / IT
- 2024
- 978-88-8056-289-4
