AfterPrison

AfterPrison is a photographic exploration of the former San Vito convent and prison in Agrigento, a place that has moved from faith to punishment and now toward cultural rebirth. Built in the 15th century as a Franciscan convent and later transformed into a prison that remained active until the 1990s, the site carries layers of memory in its walls, corridors and courtyards.

Today the building is being reopened as a cultural and community hub, hosting art, social innovation and public events. My project follows this transition: from a space of isolation and control to a space of encounter, creativity and shared belonging.

Through a mix of architectural details, atmospheric views and quiet portraits, AfterPrison looks at how light, bodies and everyday gestures slowly rewrite the meaning of the place. The series is a visual reflection on what happens when a former prison is finally returned to the city: not as a monument to forget, but as a living environment where collective memory, care and imagination can coexist.