Letizia Battaglia

Following the success of its first stops at the Château de Tours, the Les Rencontres d’Arles festival, and, more recently, the Museo Civico San Domenico in Forlì, the major exhibition dedicated to Letizia Battaglia arrives at CAMERA Torino in the fall of 2026.

Curated by Walter Guadagnini, the exhibition explores the life and work of the great Sicilian photographer, showcasing the richness and diversity of her artistic expression and her constant social and civic commitment. It is an intense journey through more than 200 images, including her famous photographs of tragic mafia events, in which news reporting is intertwined with denunciation in a courageous interpretation of the work of a photojournalist.

Co-produced by CAMERA Torino and Jeu de Paume, in collaboration with the Letizia Battaglia Archive, the exhibition also highlights the photographer’s desire to capture the soul of her homeland, Palermo and Sicily, conveying both its light and shade: the daily difficulties and dignity of the people, love and joy, the beauty of young faces, the ritual and identity dimension of religious festivals, and the touching realities of life in a psychiatric hospital.

The exhibition also includes 22 magazines with which the photographer collaborated and, in some cases, was also the founder and editor, as well as a documentary film about her life.