Francesco Urbano Ragazzi

South as a state of mind s/s 2014
The keys of the city

Text by Francesco Urbano Ragazzi

South as a state of mind s/s 2014

A text commissioned for the fourth issue of South as a State of Mind magazine. It talks about Venice, a city in the north of Italy and in the south of Europe, located among the international waters of art and its pavilions.

“Living without a car is like moving in a platform game. Everything occurs following a path, as in a sequence plane. Meetings, fights, refuels. The landscape flows as steps advance. Sometimes, as on a treadmill, it is not even possible to stop. The game has a time span, the city has a rhythm, feet have autonomy. Everything is in function of itself, but also against. Want it or not, everybody is a pilgrim.”

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