(Solidarity, 2016
Oil + Acrylic on canvas)
Oil + Acrylic on canvas)
"Every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you."
[Song of Myself, Walt Whitman]
[Song of Myself, Walt Whitman]
In 2016, 3,800 migrants have died or are missing in the Mediterranean Sea.
In Italy, those who express discomfort in this matter
as well as those who want to help
are called do-gooders.
as well as those who want to help
are called do-gooders.
The meaning is derogatory: being too good is actually bad.
How to restore solidarity in people's hearts and minds?
Being aware that everyone can make the difference is the first step, but it's not enough.
Being aware that everyone can make the difference is the first step, but it's not enough.
I wanted to communicate a simple message that could help to introject a sense of power inside the viewer:
the strenght of just one hand helping another single hand, on a 1:1 scale.
the strenght of just one hand helping another single hand, on a 1:1 scale.
I think there's a urge to stretch our thoughts and emotions inside the very small space we kept them in,
search for one another in a direct, perceivable way.
search for one another in a direct, perceivable way.
(Solidarity, 2016
Oil + Acrylic on canvas)
(Project Update)
In 2018 "Solidarity" became the cover of a beautiful work of literature,
"Come un secondo prima di vederti" by Abdullah Al Atrash.
"Come un secondo prima di vederti" by Abdullah Al Atrash.
