Chi ha lottato con l'angelo resta fosforescente
[Who has struggled with the angel remains phosphorescent]
film, 2012-2013

Nessun sentiero inganna,
nessun presagio mente.
Chi ha lottato con l'angelo
resta fosforescente


[No path deceives,
no presage lies.
Who has struggled with the angel
remains phosphorescent.]

– Maria Luisa Spaziani





In 1990 poet Maria Luisa Spaziani (Turin, 1922 - Rome, 2014) published one of her most experimental works, the poem in heroic verse Giovanna d’Arco (Joan of Arc). One of the distinctive elements of the book is the invention of a language: Joan speaks with an angel, who addresses her in a non-existent language.

The angel who embodies such voice is, for Spaziani, poetry itself, that is, the force that constantly presses and deforms the boundaries of language, revealing glimmers of unexplored areas of pure voice.

Exhibited at: BJCEM Mediterranea 18 Young Artists Biennale,Tirana, Albania (2017); BIEFF Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival; Assab One, Milano; Euganea Film Festival, Padova, Italy (2014); Rome International Film Festival; MACRO - Museo d’arte contemporanea di Roma, Italy (2013).