{"id":1913,"date":"2025-04-23T21:24:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T21:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/?p=1913"},"modified":"2025-07-29T16:39:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T16:39:49","slug":"life-in-the-furnace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/stories\/life-in-the-furnace\/","title":{"rendered":"Life in the furnace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bricks and Burning Childhoods<\/a><\/h3>

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Bhaktapur, Nepal - 2018<\/a><\/h3>

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Bhaktapur, Nepal - 2018<\/a><\/h3>

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Afghanistan, Mazar-i-Sharif - 2016<\/a><\/h3>

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Katmandu, Nepal - 2009<\/a><\/h3>

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Nella valle di Katmandu, fabbriche di mattoni, sorgono in aree rurali isolate, lontano dalla strada reti e, quindi, anche da servizi, negozi, scuole o ospedali. Dall'esterno,\u00a0muratori sembrare enormi campi profughi, con piccoli e baracche provvisorie (chiamato\u00a0Jhyaulis)<\/em>, fatta di mattoni, coperto con un foglio di lamiera.<\/strong>\u00a0Le pareti forate di queste capanne non sono sufficienti a proteggere i lavoratori dal freddo vento della valle di Katmandu, tipico dei mesi invernali. Questo \u00e8, infatti, un lavoro che si svolge per circa 6 mesi l'anno, di solito nella stagione secca che va da novembre a Maggio, quando la terra \u00e8 secca e quindi adatto per la produzione di mattoni. La vita in queste condizioni \u00e8 trasformata in una continua lotta per la sopravvivenza.\u00a0I rischi per la salute sono enormi: la forte concentrazione di polvere nell'area e i fumi tossici rilasciati da fornaci di mattoni sono spesso una combinazione letale.<\/strong>\u00a0Infatti, le zone intorno agli edifici di mattoni sono di solito altamente inquinata. Si stima che, ogni anno, 850,600 tonnellate di diossina sono uscito da fornaci di mattoni nella Valle di Katmandu solo, mentre il conseguente inquinamento delle aree circostanti \u00e8 sufficiente a causare la morte prematura di 1.600 persone in un anno, solo a Katmandu. (Testo di\u00a0Muriel de Meo<\/strong>).<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Bhaktapur: una storia umana di Nicola Bozzo<\/a><\/h2><\/div>
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Catalogo della mostra \u201cBuilding bricks killed by bricks\u201d di Luca Catalano Gonzaga<\/a><\/h2><\/div>
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Life in the furnace by Luca Catalano Gonzaga Part of Building bricks, killed by bricks Bricks and Burning Childhoods Pakistan, 2025 Bhaktapur, Nepal – 2018 Sweat and Dust Bhaktapur, Nepal – 2018 Life in the furnace Afghanistan, Mazar-i Sharif – 2016 Brick by brick Varanasi – India – 2017 The dark side of India Katmandu, Nepal – 2009 Worldless children Bricks and Burning Childhoods Pakistan, 2025 Bhaktapur, Nepal – 2018 Sweat and Dust Bhaktapur, Nepal – 2018 Life in the furnace Afghanistan, Mazar-i Sharif – 2016 Brick by brick Varanasi – India – 2017 The dark side of India Katmandu, Nepal – 2009 Worldless children In the Katmandu valley, brick factories, arise in rural and isolated areas, away from road networks and therefore also from services, shops, schools or hospitals. From the outside,\u00a0the bricklayers seem like huge refugee camps, with small and temporary huts (called\u00a0Jhyaulis), made of bricks covered with sheet metal plates.\u00a0The perforated walls of these huts are not enough to protect workers from the cold wind of the Katmandu valley, typical of the winter months. This is in fact a work that takes place for about 6 months a year, usually in the dry season that goes from November to May, when the earth is dry and therefore suitable for producing bricks. Life in these conditions is transformed into a continuous struggle for survival.\u00a0The health risks are enormous: the strong concentration of dust in the area and the toxic fumes released by brick kilns are often a lethal combination.\u00a0In fact, the areas around the brick buildings are usually highly polluted. It is estimated that, every year, 850,600 tons of dioxin are released from brick kilns in the Katmandu Valley alone, while the consequent pollution of the surrounding areas is sufficient to cause the premature death of 1,600 people a year, only in Katmandu. (Text by\u00a0Muriel de Meo). \u00a0 Related news Bhaktapur: A Human Story by Nicola Bozzo Exhibition Catalog \u201cBuilding bricks killed by bricks\u201d by Luca Catalano Gonzaga<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stories"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1913"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1913\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8897,"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1913\/revisions\/8897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}