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Old psychiatric hospital

In 1978, the italian government decided to close all the psychiatric hospitals. In this gallery I've tried to show you how awful were the conditions inside one of them, closed at the end of the 90's. Also if the Basaglia's law was twenty years active. I took these photos in march 2006.

Nel 1978, il governo italiano decise di chiudere tutti gli ospedali psichiatrici. In questa galleria ho provato a mostrare quanto terribili fossero le condizioni all'interno di uno di questi, chiuso alla fine degli anni '90. Anche se la legge Basaglia era gia' attiva da 20 anni. Queste foto sono state scattate a marzo 2006.
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Astrid 12-Jul-2008 06:33
Hey there!
Darling I must say your photos are very impresive indeed.
Pictures about metal hospital are quiet mysterious I must say and you captured that feeling.
Please correct me if I get wrong but is it just me or you tried to picture colors and gave a kind of "bright" environment for getting a double sensed ironic vision of mental hospitals?? Like all those colored clothing in a quite dark background.
Probably I'm wrong but.... just saying
anyway, grate job.

P.D. I would appreciate If you could answer my doubt about your pictures :D
Guest 11-Jun-2008 10:51
great photo's, really shows the darker side of life that most people dont even know exists...it dont seem to matter where in the world these hospitals are they all give the same spine chilling feeling...
Jordan zanonie 22-Dec-2007 02:33
it's scary that they used to treat people like this.
Great work.
Jessica 22-Dec-2007 02:31
wow, these pictures are really good.
Ray 21-Dec-2007 05:56
amazing
Melanie 25-Aug-2007 17:59
Wow, this is is great work. Exposing the truth to what really goes on in the psychiatry world. No one, and I mean NO ONE should have to experience such horror. I can only imagine the pain and suffering that those poor people had to go through and if any are still around somewhere I sure hope that they are in a better place. Visit www.cchr.org which will show you what goes on and what you can do to stop psychiatry. Once again, this is great work and this is really moving.
Giordano Pisuttu 09-Aug-2007 09:26
more than 10000 views of this gallery, thanks to all! I'm happy that more than somebody is still curious to see dark sides of this world...
Lau Chi Chung 15-Jul-2006 04:36
Hi Giordano, I have to say I love your fantastic Old psychiatric hospital photos, I'm also the ruins photographer as well, And my project only shoot in my city - Hong Kong, I did this project since 2000. check out my personal website then you can see some of my photos http://www.lauchichung.com/photos01.htm I'm sorry cause I didn't put too much photo on it. cheers!
Lau Chi Chung
michele vitolini 14-Jul-2006 10:21
je so pazz!! je so pazz..
je voglio essere chi voglio je,
ascite fore da casa mia!!
con affetto per te, ammirazione per il tuo reportage,
richiesta di perdono se non ho scritto in inglese, m.
ken keifer 03-Jul-2006 03:34
i have to say that these pictures are riveting. i wanted to ask for your permission to use a few of your pics of the hospital for my band's cd cover and inlay. the band is "the silver cord". we are based in denver , CO USA. the music ep, is based on experiences dealing with the stages of mental illness thru experiences of living with and witnessing mental illness first hand. i would mention your name on the cd and promote any URL you would like, also i would send you a copy. please let me know. thanks ken keifer.
ericleeericlee 23-Jun-2006 08:28
I could almost smell the desolation.


Eric
R.Moreno 21-Jun-2006 09:21
What a scary place!! My vote.
Bob B. 21-Jun-2006 00:43
What an incredible gallery. Well done!
Adalberto Tiburzi 20-Jun-2006 05:05
Una grandissima galleria.
Adal
Hina Shimomura 20-Jun-2006 02:16
wow...
david procter 19-Jun-2006 04:36
My father used to work as a psychologistat a large institution in the south west of England. I sometimes used to go into work with him at the weekend when he had extra paperwork to do and remember walking through spaces that you have documented here. It terrified me along with the whole concept of madness. Although run down and under resourced/supported, he worked as part of an excellent and dedicated team that really helped people. The institution in question along with many like it was closed in the late eighties and many patients ended up wandering around in the community with very little support. A very thought provoking gallery. v
Richard Calmes 19-Jun-2006 01:13
This is a great journalistic effort! Scary! Painful! Vote
Catherine_D 18-Jun-2006 13:41
Unfortunately this is a horor many patients lived day and night...And to think they are giving them medications for them not to have nightmares while they are living in one constantly...Excellent job...My vote...
Lisa Sullivan 15-Jun-2006 23:29
Wow. You told the story of this hospital amazingly. I can almost feel the haunting and lonely atmosphere of the wards and abandonned rooms. I've had the sobering experience of being a patient in a couple of these places, and I can tell you they don't look much different from this when they're up and running! In truth, you captured the desperation locked in this building, and almost certainly the patients' minds, beautifully.
Big fat vote from me.

P.S. Is #39 a box of medication?? Sheesh!
Guenter Eh 15-Jun-2006 12:29
You did an important work here Giordano! This is to show the world - we don`t have to close our eyes!
Pascale Guittonneau 14-Jun-2006 21:30
Very interesting gallery! Bravo!
crina [mzm] 14-Jun-2006 17:53
minunata galerie - infricosatoare, dar foarte emotionanta - traiesc in Cluj, sint medic, si am vazut spitalele romanesti...stagiul de psihiatrie a fost teribil..Felicitari! Great gallery - voted!
Marisa D.L. 11-Jun-2006 19:35
Fantastic documentary gallery, with a special talent for detail and a way to show reality in a direct, but original perspective.
I'm fascinated and, at the same time, troubled, so it means you have fully reached your purpose and this gallery is extremely meanigful and catching.
Marisa
Peter Siejka 30-May-2006 20:49
Strong gallery with good compositions...
Oscar 15-May-2006 08:33
Ciao Giordano!
Pretty intense study you are presenting here. Thanks for your comments on my photos!

Il Oscar.
Hoursofdarkness 12-May-2006 13:52
Great shots! Thanks for the comment on my gallery.
Check out this one http://www.pbase.com/hoursofdarkness/abandoned_state_hospital
Jude Marion 04-May-2006 02:39
Giordano, these institutions seem to have the same feeling about them everywhere. I had an oppotunity to visit a closed psych hospital near Toronto, and it had the same eerie, desperate feeling as your images portray. Perhaps you'd like to have a look and compare ... www.pbase.com/judespics/whitby
christianl 26-Apr-2006 11:09
Moving & frightening gallery at the same time!
Excellent testimony!
Ellsworth Weaver 21-Apr-2006 23:42
You have done your work well. Perhaps too well. This gives me shivers of horror. Voted. Ellsworth
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