Plasmati and Akash Document Precarious Labor at Palazzo Marchesale
A photography exhibition at Palazzo Marchesale in Laterza pairs Gaetano Plasmati (Matera, 1965) and Gmb Akash (Dhaka, 1977) to explore exploitation of precarious labor across distant peripheries—from the Far East to the Mediterranean and remote Italian regions. Plasmati's work captures Lucania, a composite and magical land of pain, while Akash's images evoke the powerful, obsessive scream of a mourning mother holding her daughter's photo amid war rubble. The exhibition contrasts postwar Italian poverty with today's immigration flows and unstable borders, highlighting territories and lives thirsting for work and dignity.
Key facts
- Exhibition at Palazzo Marchesale in Laterza
- Features photographers Gaetano Plasmati (born 1965 in Matera) and Gmb Akash (born 1977 in Dhaka)
- Focuses on exploitation of precarious labor from Far East to Mediterranean and remote Italian regions
- Plasmati's work depicts Lucania as a land of pain and ancient myths
- Akash's imagery includes a mourning mother with her daughter's photo amid war rubble
- Compares postwar Italian poverty with current immigration flows and unstable borders
- Themes include territories and lives seeking work and life
- Exhibition date not specified in source
Entities
Artists
- Gaetano Plasmati
- Gmb Akash
Institutions
- Palazzo Marchesale
- Artribune
Locations
- Laterza
- Matera
- Dhaka
- Italy
- Mediterranean
- Far East
- Lucania