"(BO)yz N The Hood" is a visual diary that intertwines personal memory with Bologna’s cultural lineage. The paternal legacy of punk, passed down since childhood, becomes a lens through which the author examines the evolution of the city's musical countercultures. Forty years after The Clash’s concert, the photographer retraces a generational journey from the first countercultural wave to 2024, documenting the transformation of a music scene rich in social and identity-driven meanings.
Delving deeper into documentation, the author crafts a visual narrative that moves between personal intimacy and collective memory. The camera serves as a tool for anthropological inquiry, capturing the spaces, symbols, and fragments that make up Bologna’s contemporary punk and rap scene. Each image tells a story of layered memories, tensions, and cultural resistance from people kept on the edges of the metropolis.
The project goes beyond autobiography, offering a reflection on the transformation of collective identities. It explores the spaces, ideals, and movements that shape generational belonging, documenting a community’s ability to preserve its creative cores, conflicts, and shared experiences despite increasing social fragmentation.
A visual testament to the complexity of an evolving cultural ecosystem, "(BO)yz N The Hood" stands as both a sentimental archive and an anthropological record, narrating the city’s transformations through its musical subcultures.
