Wasting away
March 29th 2010 Top fashion photographer Matilde Incorpora has launched a project to illustrate the environmental damage caused by the collapse of Sicily's refuse industry. Incorpora has photographed models posing in the growing piles of rubbish in the capital Palermo.
Rubbish collection is in the hands of the Mafia. The 'family firm' has left refuse to rot in the streets and now Incorpora and other fashion leaders have decided to ignore the risks of speaking out, and created the photographic campaign.
"We arranged the photographic set in the streets of Palermo as a form of protest against the environmental damage of this wonderful city with its thousand-year-old history," explains Incoropora.
Local firefighters have been kept busy as they are called out to extinguish piles of burning rubbish, and there are fears of a health crisis as rotting food and other waste builds up in the streets.
"I hope my photography can help open people's eyes and do something to end this crisis," adds Incorpora.
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