“The 1980s, reflux, armed struggle and heroin. Telling about social unrest, rebellion, drugs and freedom. This story is my sister Mary’s. At 23, she committed suicide after a period of drug addiction. I am giving her a second life, using the language and dimension of street art, making her travel the world in a way she did not get a chance to do. I launched a communication campaign through billboards to make her an icon. Witnessing the fundamental role of art in defining perception. An “on the road” photography exhibition. In the photographs I insert bright colors to represent hallucinations, phrases from her secret diaries, glitter describe the false illusion of drugs. The project from the streets landed in the pages of a book: it is a social redemption, leading Mary to be the protagonist of a new life: she is no longer a nobody, but the sister of many. With her my childhood never lost its magic, with her it never lost its drama. Love does not end, love always wins.” Veronica Barbato, artist and author
Veronica Barbato and Vittoria Fragapane, curator of Artphilein.