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Famous for Wrong Reasons Photography exhibition by Sal Idriss Curated by Alessandra Migani 5 April - 2 May 2014 Opening: Saturday 5 April, 7pm WSP Photography - Via Costanzo Cloro 58 (San Paolo) - Rome, Italy WSP Photography is pleased to announce Famous for the Wrong Reasons (FFTWR) , a photo exhibition by internationally-acclaimed photographer Sal Idriss . The exhibition is curated by Alessandra Migani with the support of British Council (Rome). The project FFTWR, has been initiated by Sal Idriss, and is intended to be a free public event. It involves creating photographic portraits and an exhibition of those London families who lost teenage children to gun or knife crime. The project emerged through the personal tragedy of Sal and his family. On the 27th December 2007, Sal's youngest brother, 16 year old Nassirudeen, died after being stabbed in Islington, London. The experience drew Sal's attention to other families throughout London who had witne...

"Il Delta dei Veleni", oil exploitation in Nigeria. A photo exhibition and a documentary by Luca Tommasini Only few days left to visit the photo exhibition by Luca Tommasini "Il Delta dei Veleni" at WSP Photography in San Paolo area, in Rome. I visited the exhibition the day of the opening, Wednesday 9th of May.  The exhibition was completed by the projection of the documentary "Oil for nothing" by Tommasini (produced by CRBM) and a talk with Godwin Uyi Ojo , Director and co-founder of Environmental Rights Action,  Elena Gerebizza  e  Luca Manes  di  CRBM . © Luca Tommasini – Il delta dei veleni As the title might suggest the exhibition and documentary are centred on the responsibilities of national and international oil companies in the petrol exploitation on the Niger Delta in Nigeria.   The opening day was a special occasion to hear stories from Godwin Uyi Ojo who saw his land changing. The pollution ...