Raymond Depardon: Manicomio Secluded Madness

by Raymond Depardon

"In 1977, I met Franco Basaglia, director of the manicomio lunatic asylum] at the hospital in Trieste, who was also the leader of an alternative psychiatric movement. Taking advantage of the chaotic political situation in Italy at the time, he started to close several psychiatric hospitals with a group of doctors, and had 'Law 180' passed in 1978, which resulted in the definitive closure of the asylums. Franco encouraged me to take photographs of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3869305355
• ISBN13: 9783869305356
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Steidl
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 2.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 11.7" x 8.2"