Silent Light

• Photographer
  Simone Tramonte, Italy
• Studio
  Freelance
• Website
  http://

This project is a statement of a place that does not exist anymore, a
place intentionally forgotten. Since 1887, the ancient Psychiatric
Hospital stands hidden in the wood of the hill above Volterra. In 1978,
the law 180 stated its closing, and since then the hospital is
abandoned. Walls neglected and hidden, where mental insanity grew
and loneliness killed their souls. It is a story made of silence, an
intimate path through the anguish of those who dwelt this place. Away
from the city, as to preserve people to see the madness, a cry of
oblivion echoes in this hill and may be heard afar. It is a stifling place,
where air is heavy, as the past it reminds of. A huge degrade.
Wherever traces of broken dreams and misery. As soon as I enter,
anguish fills my veins, and a sense of anxiety surrounds me. I must
confess myself that I want to run away. A dark place stares in front of
me, a place made of sorrows, but enlightened by a warm, soft light,
that shines the rooms seeping through what remain of the windows. It
seeds through memories. It is a dim light. A silent light. This light
drives me into a travel of memory, as the glimmer of hope of those
that here lost their lives.

Born in Rome in 1976, where he lives and works.
Since 2007 is part of "Officine Fotografiche" photo roman association that acts as a training center for photographers of all levels, where he was, and continues to attend courses, seminars and workshops to professional level.
In 2009 participated in a workshop organized by the city of Palermo Mother India School a center for photography, created and directed by Shobha Battaglia photographer for the Contrasto.
Some of his works have been reports recently published in National Geographic, Lonely Planet and The Trip Magazine.