Lo Scambiapassi: Naples metro station becomes art hub

Lo Scambiapassi, a social and urban regeneration project, has transformed the Piscinola-Scampia metro station in Naples into an art space. Conceived by Fondazione Plart, the project integrates architecture, photography, music, and contemporary art. The architectural redesign by Cherubino Gambardella and Simona Ottieri merges the station with a 'third-generation museum for experimental Neapolitan music.' Artistic interventions include Luciano Romano's 'Song 'e mare,' 14 life-size black-and-white portraits of Neapolitan musicians like Enrico Caruso and Pino Daniele, accompanied by a sound installation curated by Désirée Klain. Enzo Palumbo's 'Tracce di rissa' features red chairs in a visual play. Gian Maria Tosatti's 'Elegia di Scampia' reconstructs a domestic space with rose-petal walls, dedicated to the Scampia community and his friend Eugenio Viola's father, Giuseppe. The project aims to make art accessible and part of daily life, as stated by former Madre museum director Andrea Viliani.