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12 Jun The Inner Metamorphosis
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A Journey Through Loneliness
Ilaria’s work is inspired by her experience, it represents a journey of deep reflection and personal growth through loneliness.
The metamorphosis of the butterfly has been used as a metaphor to narrate the lonely experiences of the artist, an experience that has been particularly felt during the process of adapting to a new life in London.
A big city, a lot of people, but I am lonely
a long list of contacts but no real connections
I am lonely, weighed down by a rock
The fear grips me and all around is just dark
The exhausting battle has started
Only a hug can beat the loneliness
Now I can see myself reborn in the mirror
I can fly freely together with others.
The metamorphosis is has been accomplished.
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Invisible Loneliness
A big city, a lot of people, but I am lonely
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Illusion of Connections
A long list of contacts but no real connections
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Heavy Like A Boulder
I am lonely, weighed down by a rock
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Deep Dark
The fear grips me and all around is just dark
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Exhausting Battle
The exhausting battle has started
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Acceptance Hug
Only a hug can beat the loneliness
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Rebirth of Self
Now I can see myself reborn in the mirror
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Fly of Freedom
I can fly freely together with others.
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Metamorphosis
The metamorphosis has been accomplished.
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This project has been exhibited at Cluster Illustration Show,
1 – 5 May 2019, at Ugly Duck, London.
For the show, Ilaria created an interactive illustration as the last piece of the project. People had the possibility to stick a cutout piece on the canvas that originally had a simple illustration of a butterfly egg. They could get involved to transform the artist’s initial art into something community-driven and doing so, they could have the possibility to do a metamorphosis all together to overcome the loneliness.
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