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Between Gaza and Naples at Life for Gaza | Naples 2026

This project supports the family of Mahmoud Abu Qaraya in Gaza

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A meeting point between art and civic engagement

Life for Gaza has established itself as one of Italy’s most significant independent solidarity events, bringing together artists, intellectuals and cultural institutions around a common humanitarian purpose.

The 2026 edition featured an extraordinary constellation of voices from across the Italian cultural landscape, including actor Fabrizio Gifuni, Academy Award-winning director Gabriele Salvatores, actor Elio Germano, playwright and storyteller Ascanio Celestini, satirist Sabina Guzzanti, actors Lino Musella and Peppe Lanzetta, together with musicians including Foja, La Famiglia, Lucariello, Piotta, Ciccio Merolla, Carlo Faiello, Maldestro, Roberto Colella, Giovanni Block, Suonno d’Ajere, Elisabetta Serio, Sarah Jane Morris, Dadà, Greta Zuccoli, Bisca and Capone & BungtBangt.

Being invited to contribute to such a broad and interdisciplinary programme placed Between Gaza and Naples within a wider conversation where artistic practices became instruments for dialogue rather than spectacle.

Photography beyond documentation

Created by Palestinian photographer Mahmoud Abu Qaraya and Italian visual artist tylerdurdan*, Between Gaza and Naples explores the emotional and cultural connections between two places often represented through radically different narratives.

Rather than focusing on conflict itself, the project examines everyday gestures, family life, childhood, neighbourhoods and shared cultural memory. Its images ask viewers to look beyond geography and politics, revealing unexpected similarities between communities separated by the Mediterranean yet connected through lived experience.

Presented within Life for Gaza, the work became part of a larger reflection on displacement, identity and resilience, inviting audiences to encounter Gaza not only through news headlines but through the ordinary humanity of its people.

More than an exhibition

The presence of over 2,500 visitors transformed the presentation into a truly collective experience.

Throughout the event, photographs became meeting points for conversations between strangers, artists, activists and visitors. The exhibition was not confined to the walls on which the images were displayed; it extended into dialogue, silence, shared emotion and reflection.

For us, exhibiting Between Gaza and Naples before such a large and diverse audience remains one of the most meaningful milestones in the history of the project.

Culture as an act of responsibility

Life for Gaza demonstrated how artistic expression can create spaces where empathy is not abstract but tangible.

Photography alone cannot change political realities, nor can it replace humanitarian action. Yet it can preserve memory, challenge indifference and encourage people to pause long enough to recognise themselves in the stories of others.

This is the space that Between Gaza and Naples seeks to inhabit.

Its participation in Life for Gaza was not simply another exhibition. It became part of a wider cultural movement in which artists from different disciplines chose to use their work to affirm a simple but essential principle: that every human life deserves to be seen, heard and remembered.

Location
Ex base Nato, Naples Italy

Dates
June 20, 2026

Format
Exhibition and Talk

Between Gaza and Naples is a project by
Mahmoud Abu Qaraya and tylerdurdan*

Each projection is not just a viewing moment, but an act of attention, a way to keep this story alive, visible and shared.

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A generative sound experience between myth, transformation and AI

Colapesce — Generative AI Sound Art

Colapesce is an immersive performance presented on March 25, 2026, at Hotel Terramar, created by the students of IAB Barcelona.

The project draws from European aquatic mythology, exploring water as a vital, symbolic, and transformative force.

The narrative follows Cola, a young man from a coastal community who uncovers an ancient legend: beneath his island lie submerged pillars that sustain the world. When one of them begins to fail, someone must descend to hold it in place. After his father’s disappearance, Cola embraces this destiny, transforming into Colapesce,a hybrid figure between human and fish, and descends into the depths to maintain the balance of the world.

Within this framework, the Generative AI Sound Art was developed as an integral part of the performance. Rather than functioning as a background layer, the sound operates as a dynamic system, capable of evolving and interacting with the narrative in real time.

Through the use of generative artificial intelligence, the sonic dimension becomes a living structure, situated between composition and system design, contributing to the immersive quality of the experience and expanding the role of sound in performative contexts.

This project was made possible thanks to the opportunity given by Prof. Armando Rotondi to collaborate on its development.

Come back home.

Freedom Flotilla Ship to Gaza — Naples, 2012

In 2012, Naples became a point of departure.

“On the Right Side – Freedom Flotilla — Naples, 2012” documents the presence of activists, ships and communities gathered around a mission that moves between politics, solidarity and conflict.

The project does not focus on the journey itself, but on the moment before, where tension and meaning are still visible on the surface.

On the Right Side

This project documents the presence of activists, ships and communities gathered around a mission that moves between politics, solidarity and conflict.

The project does not focus on the journey itself, but on the moment before, where tension and meaning are still visible on the surface.

A moment before departure to Gaza.

A space charged with tension, presence and meaning.

A Gesture That Remains

The departure of the Freedom Flotilla from Naples in 2012 was a symbolic attempt to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza, a gesture built on visibility, presence and collective action.

Over time, its meaning has shifted. What once appeared as a moment now reads as part of an ongoing condition, still unresolved.

In this sense, the project resonates with Between Gaza and Naples, tracing a continuous line between places, images and histories that remain connected across distance.

Rather than documenting the event, the project focuses on what surrounds it.

The waiting, the preparation, the quiet tension before departure, elements that often remain outside the official narrative. Through these fragments, the images construct a more intimate reading of a public moment.

What emerges is not a spectacle, but a condition: a shared presence suspended between action and uncertainty.

About Freedom Flotilla

The Freedom Flotilla is an international initiative aimed at breaking the blockade of Gaza through humanitarian missions.

This series documents one of its departures from Naples, capturing the intersection between local space and global conflict.

Different places.
Same condition.

From Naples to Gaza,
from images to artificial voices,
the work explores how distance is built, and how it persists.

A city observed through a single focal length

About the project Barcelona — 27mm

“Barcelona — 27mm” is a photographic series shot entirely with a fixed 27mm lens and a Fujifilm XT5.

The constraint becomes a way of seeing, a consistent distance between the photographer and the city, where framing, movement and timing define each image.

Barcelona unfolds through fragments: streets, light, people, surfaces.
Nothing is forced, everything is encountered.

Concept of Barcelona in 27mm

Working with a single focal length creates a visual discipline.

There is no zoom, no adjustment, only position, timing and attention.

The 27mm becomes a constant measure, shaping the relationship between subject and space.

That’s photography for me.

“This project is built on a simple constraint: one camera, one lens, one distance.

Shot with a Fujifilm X-T5 and a fixed 27mm Fujinon lens, the project explores how limitation can shape perception.

The images move between proximity and distance, tracing a quiet rhythm of urban life, where composition is not imposed, but discovered.

This project follows a “one camera, one lens” philosophy, a practice widely discussed in street photography for its ability to sharpen visual awareness and composition.

Working with a single lens is not a limitation, but a form of discipline.

Over time, the focal length becomes internalized,no longer a technical choice, but a way of seeing. Distance, framing and movement are no longer adjusted through equipment, but through the body and attention.

This constraint creates consistency. It forces decisions, slows down the process and reveals a more intentional relationship with the subject.

Camera & Lens

Camera
Fujifilm X-T5

Lens
Fujinon XF 27mm f/2.8

Photographer

Raffaele Annunziata

The city doesn’t change.
The distance does.

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San Giuseppe Vesuviano, Italy

Featured in Il Fotografo Magazine

A story about everyday life, migration and work.

“In the name of Kebab” focuses on Abbas, a Bangladeshi entrepreneur and owner of Almadina Doner Kebab & Food.

In a small shop in San Giuseppe Vesuviano, everyday life takes shape through repetition: work, waiting, conversations, light.

The project does not seek spectacle, but attention, tracing the quiet presence of a life built far from its place of origin.

Life is a combination of magic and Kebab

Food is not neutral.
It carries culture, memory and transformation.

In Abbas’s shop, it becomes a meeting point between geographies, a space where identities are negotiated and shared through simple, repetitive gestures.

More than nourishment, food acts as a social connector: it builds proximity, creates familiarity and transforms an ordinary place into a site of exchange.

Featured in Il Fotografo Magazine

Published under the title “In the Name of Kebab”, the project has been recognized as a visual exploration of everyday life, where food becomes a cultural and social connector.

This photographic project is a tribute to Kebab, both as a food and as a tool for spreading culture. The photos show Abbass, the owner of Al Madina Kebab in San Giuseppe Vesuviano, Naples, Italy.
Abbass is from Bangladesh and lives here in Italy, but he dreams of returning to his country, where his family lives. Abbass and I have been friends for many years and he allowed me to take these photos, which I then gave to him and he sent to his family in Bangladesh.

Photography is a means of telling the story of Abbass’s resilience in a country that is fundamentally hostile to him because of his culture, but which loves him for his delicious Kebab.

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Nothing extraordinary happens.

That’s where everything begins.

Visual sequence:

SGV

San Giuseppe Vesuviano (NA) is a place where different geographies meet in a strange way.

In this context, Abbas’s story becomes part of a broader narrative about migration, identity and local economies.

Credits of In the name of Kebab

Photography by
Raffaele Annunziata

Shot with a Fujifilm XT5 and a 27mm f.2.8 Fujinon

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Siamo solo all’inizio is the first Italian podcast exploring the relationship between music and artificial intelligence.

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We are not observing a change.
We are inside it.

A podcast about music, authorship and artificial intelligence.

“Siamo solo all’inizio” explores how generative technologies are reshaping the way we write, produce and experience music.

Siamo solo all’inizio — Episodes

With tylerdurdan*, Raff Ranieri, Max Bertoli

A conversation on music, authorship and generative AI.

An idea by tylerdurdan*

Concept

The project is built around a central question:

How does music change when the voice is no longer human?

Through conversations, reflections and case studies, the podcast investigates authorship, perception and the cultural impact of AI.

Positioning

This is not a tech podcast.

It is a cultural exploration of music in the age of artificial intelligence.

Host

Created by Raffaele Annunziata
Founder of Seed Media Agency and creator of the AI music project tylerdurdan* in collaboration with Raffaele Ranieri and Max Bertoli.

Reimagining access to natural heritage.

Mr. Plinio is an AI assistant developed for the Vesuvio National Park, improving accessibility and digital tourism infrastructure.

Mr. Plinio was not designed as a tool.
It was conceived as a presence.

An invisible layer that accompanies the visitor, translating the complexity of a living landscape into something accessible, immediate and human.

Overview

Mr. Plinio is conceived as a distributed interface across the Vesuvius National Park.
Accessible via QR codes, messaging platforms and web environments, it provides real-time support to visitors, enabling a continuous and frictionless interaction with the territory.

Rather than a tool, it functions as a layer, connecting physical space and digital intelligence.

A different way to experience a place

At the Vesuvio National Park, information is not always where you need it.
Paths, stories, safety, orientation, everything exists, but not always in the moment it is required.

Mr. Plinio emerges in that gap.

Accessible through a simple gesture: scanning a QR code, sending a message, it transforms the relationship between visitor and territory into a continuous dialogue.

Not searching for information, but being guided through it.

Recognized by ANSA

Mr. Plinio has been presented within the context of Open Outdoor Experiences 2026, where the Parco Nazionale del Vesuvio has been highlighted as a model integrating environmental protection and technological innovation.

The project was introduced as an AI-based system designed to improve access to information and enhance the visitor experience through orientation and real-time assistance.

→ Read article on Ansa.it

From interface to infrastructure

Mr. Plinio operates across multiple layers:
on-site, online, in real time.

It connects physical space and digital systems, enabling visitors to move, understand and interact with the park without friction.

Behind its simplicity lies a system capable of managing complex flows of information, adapting to different contexts, needs and levels of access.

What appears as a conversation is, in reality, a distributed infrastructure.

Presence, not assistance

The role of Mr. Plinio is not to replace human interaction, but to extend it.

To be available when no one else is.
To respond when time matters.
To reduce uncertainty without interrupting the experience.

It is a form of quiet support, constant, responsive, and invisible.

What changes

With Mr. Plinio, the park becomes:

— more accessible
— more responsive
— more inclusive

Visitors are not left alone with the territory.
They are accompanied through it.

Institutions, in turn, are relieved from repetitive informational tasks, allowing them to focus on care, preservation and strategy.

Impact

Mr. Plinio has contributed to:

— enhancing visitor experience
— increasing accessibility to the park’s resources
— reducing response times and operational pressure
— enabling a more inclusive and responsive system

It positions artificial intelligence not as an add-on, but as infrastructure.

A measurable transformation

In 2025 alone:

— over 6,400 interactions
— more than 32,000 messages exchanged
— an average response time of 12 seconds
— 84.6% user satisfaction
— 98.4% issue resolution rate

Numbers that describe not only efficiency, but adoption.

A model for what comes next

Mr. Plinio suggests a shift in how we think about technology in public spaces.

Not as an external layer, but as part of the environment itself.

An infrastructure that enables access, reduces distance and reshapes the experience of place.

Its approach has been recognized at a European level, with Mr. Plinio featured by the EUROPARC Federation as a case study on accessibility and inclusive tourism in protected natural areas and reported by ANSA as an innovative application of artificial intelligence in the cultural and tourism sector.

Recognition

Selected recognition and media coverage

Mr. Plinio has been featured by Parks.it, a national reference platform for protected areas, highlighting its role in improving access to information and enhancing the visitor experience within the Vesuvio National Park.

This recognition further positions the project within a broader ecosystem of innovation applied to natural heritage and public environments.

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Mr. Plinio has also been featured by Viaggioff, which highlighted the project as part of a broader transformation of the Vesuvio National Park into a more accessible, inclusive and technologically advanced environment.

Within this context, Mr. Plinio is presented as a key element in redefining the visitor experience, where natural landscapes and digital systems converge to enable a more conscious and accessible form of tourism.

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Mr. Plinio has also been covered by Cronache della Campania as part of the broader digital transformation of the Vesuvio National Park. The project is described as a pioneering application of artificial intelligence in protected areas, capable of providing real-time, multilingual and inclusive access to information.

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Featured on Synthalia

Mr. Plinio has been featured as a project exploring the intersection between artificial intelligence and territory, highlighting how technology can enhance access to natural environments and reshape the visitor experience.

→ Read article: Mr. Plinio: quando l’intelligenza artificiale incontra il territorio.

Presentation

Mr. Plinio — Artificial Intelligence for Outdoor Tourism

Mr. Plinio has been presented at Open Outdoor Experiences in Paestum, Salerno, a key event dedicated to the future of sustainable and accessible tourism.

On April 12 at 10:30, the project has been discussed as a case study on how artificial intelligence can enhance orientation and real-time assistance in natural environments.

The session featured Raffaele De Luca, President of Vesuvius National Park and Raffaele Annunziata Digital Media Specialist at Seed Media Agency and creator of Mr. Plinio project , moderated by Giovanni Romano, Communication Manager at Vesuvius National Park.

Open Outdoor Experiences

Open Outdoor Experiences is a leading trade fair dedicated to active tourism, sustainable sports and outdoor lifestyles, held annually at NEXT, the former Tabacchificio in Capaccio Paestum.

The event brings together parks, institutions, tourism operators and communities to promote experiential and sustainable tourism.

Structured across thematic areas, from territories and routes to services and outdoor activities, it combines exhibitions, networking sessions, conferences and cultural experiences.

The 2026 edition takes place from April 10 to 12, positioning the event as a key meeting point for the outdoor sector in Italy.

Conclusion

Mr. Plinio is a replicable model of AI applied to tourism and cultural environments.

A system designed not only to inform, but to reshape how people experience places.

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