Some time ago, during my architecture studies, I came across the Situationists: a group of artists, philosophers, and writers who promoted the creation of 'situations'—meaning events, life moments, and games of a new essence, aimed at expanding the non-mediocre part of life; that part of life where we feel we are truly living, completely in the present moment.
A few years later, and after various life experiences—some of them very difficult, like the loss of a loved one and moving abroad from Italy into a completely different culture—I realized that not only did I have stories to tell, but I also had my unique way of telling them. Watercolor has always been the most intuitive and familiar medium for me, something I return to in hard times, helping me find clarity and ease my mind. On the other hand, depicting people, even in a clumsy way, stems from the anthropology and architecture studies I pursued at university. Finally, the color blue—specifically cobalt blue—is capable of reaching our deepest, often hidden parts; it stimulates our capacity for introspection, and it’s not for everyone, but only for the most courageous.
...and what about the Situationists? What I portray are, in fact, situations: 'life moments,' either real or imagined, where we are active participants in the present, fully enjoying it. Stargazing while talking to a friend, laying down a picnic blanket for Sunday lunch, playing at the beach in the summer with our half-naked bodies shifting between the sand and the waves, smelling the scent of a flower that for some reason has grown gigantic...
There are a thousand moments in our lives that we take for granted, a thousand moments we dream of and can invent. My art focuses on bringing attention to the unnoticed, to simple things, and to the countless ways we can find and invent to live our time more deeply.
