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Thousands of migrants have perished in flimsy wooden boats, attempting to reach Europe's shores.
Currently, some of the vessels are being repurposed into stringed instruments by inmates of Milan's Opera prison, in a project entitled 'Metamorphosis'.
Under luthier Enrico Allorto's guidance, the prisoners hone their skills.
Having been seized by authorities, the craft often hold belongings of the individuals who braved turbulent waters in the quest for a better life.
The items - like tinned fish or a child's shoe - bear witness to the 27,870 fatalities caused on the perilous crossing from Africa, according to UN data.
The task gives Opera inmate Andrea cause for reflection, with the realisation that his own challenges seem relatively surmountable.
The House of the Spirit and of the Arts Foundation conceived the stringed instrument project over a decade ago.
Combining the assortment of violins, violas and cellos refashioned from the migrants' battered boats, it generated the Orchestra of the Sea, which just debuted at Milan's prestigious La Scala.
Carving the musical instruments for the ensemble has, for detainee Claudio, prolonged the vessels' voyage, as well as the prisoners' personal journeys.
Attending the premiere, together with a fellow inmate, was Claudio.
The presence of the instruments' painted boat-bodies is testament to the metamorphosis undergone by both the vessels and the prisoners themselves, into artisans.
They're a poignant acknowledgement of past tragedies, but also of future aspirations.
