Pensieri sull'Amore is the third edition of the Pensieri Liberi project
Why did I choose the theme of Love?
Love is perhaps one of the strangest feelings for which we cannot give a specific reason.
I have always been intrigued to discover people's responses to this powerful feeling.
The idea is to collect people's thoughts anonymously on pieces of paper.
The question I ask strangers is this “What comes to mind if I tell you Love?”
Receiving people's thoughts is a gift that must be cherished, and taking care of something is manifested for me through embroidery: an ancient artisan technique that is refined and at the same time simple and delicate.
Embroidering means fixing, keeping the word or thought that is given to you.
Hanging the Pensieri Ricamati like clothes hanging out to dry in the sun and wind, among the streets of the city, becomes a gesture that attempts to re-share the gift received, with others and with the city.
In January 2023 I exhibited Pensieri sull'Amore in the Virgiliano Park in Rome, but this time the thoughts were embroidered by many people in the free embroidery workshops that I had decided to organize a couple of months before.
The workshops are a very important step, which were missed during Covid due to health restrictions.
They are moments of fun and dialogue in which the participants learn to embroider in my presence, the anonymous thoughts collected that most strike them.
In fact, Pensieri Liberi's research tends to reconstruct the invisible bonds present between people and bring out the essence of the city and of those who live it daily through a common memory and feeling.
