Sergio Lovati, INCANTAMENTO, 2024

Gelo I and II, Montagna and Incantamento are the first of a cycle of short books that arise from each other, independent but interconnected, and which take inspiration from the two contrasting places that define my life.

Incantamento is crossing boundaries.

Images are named by assonance, seeking a common, overall movement, a melody.

Incantamento is listening.

“To imagine the story as a blooming flower or a series of blossoming.”

“This book was written in offering to the book just out of reach – radiant, waiting.”

(Carole Maso, “Break Every Rule: Essays on Language, Longing, & Moments of Desire”)