ASSAFA’ – Images that Stir!” reaches its second edition, as part of an ongoing project and journey centered on the culture of the image and its related disciplines — illustration, graphic design, photography, and printmaking techniques. The theme of the illustration competition announced for this second edition was water. The subject I chose to explore was the rowers.
Assafà, from the Neapolitan Assa' fa', is a dialect expression of liberation, mainly used in the meaning of “let it be done,” “finally.” From the desire to contribute, in Salerno, to the strengthening of a supply chain of illustration and graphic design. The theme of the 2025 second edition explored the concept of water. Among the symbols selected to represent it was rowing, a sport deeply connected to the city of Salerno and its enduring relationship with the sea.
