Vito Castelli
Tra Sicilia e Piemonte
Vito Castelli was born on July 1st, 1938 in Centuripe, near Enna, in Sicily. He has been interviewed for the Granaries of Memory during Terra Madre 2012.
Mr. Castelli narrates about his experiences in different kind of jobs, such as the picking of Oranges and other citrus fruits typical of Sicily, explaining the rhythm of seasonality, but also “modern” works like the construction of the highway from Catania to Palermo. Then, in 1972, he moved to north, and reached Turin, where he found a job at FIAT factory.
During the interview appears Vito’s passion for history, in particular about his hometown, whereof he explains the origins and narrates tales and events, using as references also materials from his researches. Mr Castelli’s aim is to deepen and to hand down one of the many cultural heritages of the Mediterranean island.
Mr. Castelli narrates about his experiences in different kind of jobs, such as the picking of Oranges and other citrus fruits typical of Sicily, explaining the rhythm of seasonality, but also “modern” works like the construction of the highway from Catania to Palermo. Then, in 1972, he moved to north, and reached Turin, where he found a job at FIAT factory.
During the interview appears Vito’s passion for history, in particular about his hometown, whereof he explains the origins and narrates tales and events, using as references also materials from his researches. Mr Castelli’s aim is to deepen and to hand down one of the many cultural heritages of the Mediterranean island.
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Interview information
Country: IT
Region: Sicilia
City: Centuripe
District: EN
Altitude: 730m s.l.m.
Wikipedia: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centuripe
Vito Castelli
Date of birth: 07-01-1938
City: Centuripe
Languages: Italiano
Document by: Alberto Meneghel
Video by: Dario Leone
Created: 26-10-2012
Questo video fa parte del seguente archivio
Life Stories
Life Stories
This section contains life stories: autobiographies and stories that don’t belong to any specific project. It is an archive where you can find recounts of completely different kinds of lives, which are virtually united by the fact that every human cycle finds its individual worth in the comparison with another. The narration becomes an experience for the interviewed subject, who finds himself through storytelling. Archive made with the contribution of the Piedmont Region.
