Testimoni del nulla

the long version

Many dramatic facts of recent history - wars, natural disasters, revolutions - have been documented by surveys, photographs, books. In the past, the story seemed to have an extraordinary effectiveness for the purposes of change: people took to the streets, collected money, and political decision-makers were strongly challenged. From the conflict in Vietnam to the famine in Ethiopia, we had proof that breaking the silence around reality was an important weapon in the hands of the media and citizens. Then something changed. Today, the testimony seems to be followed only by aphasia and silence. Domenico Quirico retraces, on the thread of his personal memory, some of the most dramatic chapters of the last forty years - from the famine in Somalia to the war in Syria, to the Ebola epidemic, up to the incessant exodus of migrants from Africa - alternating memories of experiences lived in the first person to reflect on the meaning and usefulness of his profession--translated from front flap.