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wallagainstwall long days and endless nights spent talking to walls

Words and photos: Stefano Maria Palombi Visuals: @aladin

I was walking.

And wherever I looked, my glance stumbled upon some word, some message, some writing, a stencil, a photocopy, a graffiti, a poster that captured my attention.

Everyone had something to say and it seemed it was me they wanted to say it to.

Sometimes it was a simple hello, oftentimes it was an angry go get fucked.

Mercilessly, they reminded me of the love that I was trying to forget.

Or instead, turned suddenly generous, they prompted me to open my eyes and heart to the infinite number of other women in the world.

Every day they provoked me, forcing me to fight or to surrender.

And at night they invited me to secret parties to confide shameful truths to me.

Some, like arrogant and visionary gurus, wanted to turn me into an obedient disciple.

Others, on the contrary, were there trembling, waiting for my last judgment.

Often enlightened, sometimes black as a black hole, he screamed, whispered, laughed, begged.

At first, I only listened.

Then, I couldn’t take it any longer

and I began to reply.

Murocontromuro Lunghi giorni e interminabili notti a parlare con i muri.

Camminavo.

E ovunque il mio sguardo inciampasse, c’era sempre una parola, un messaggio, una scritta, uno stencil, una fotocopia, un graffito, un poster a rubare la mia attenzione.

Tutti avevano qualcosa da dire e sembrava che la volessero dire proprio a me.

A volte era un semplice buongiorno, spesso un incazzato vaffanculo.

Spietati, mi ricordavano l’amore che cercavo di dimenticare.

Oppure, improvvisamente generosi, mi spingevano ad aprire occhi e cuore verso le altre infinite lei.

Ogni giorno, mi provocavano, spingendomi alla lotta o alla resa e di notte mi invitavano a feste segrete per confessarmi l’inconfessabile.

Alcuni, come guru prepotenti e visionari, volevano trasformare me in un discepolo ubbidiente.

Altri, al contrario, erano lì frementi in attesa del mio giudizio universale.

Spesso illuminati, a volte neri come un buco nero, gridavano, sussurravano, ridevano, imploravano.

All’inizio mi sono limitato ad ascoltare.

Poi, non ce l’ho fatta più e ho iniziato a rispondere.

SMP+ Stefano Maria Palombi. Copywriter, creative director, director of commercials, documentaries and art films.

Creator of photo books, websites and exhibitions.

Writer and poet. www.stefanopalombi.com @aladin #art #arthoe #afropunk #slumdog #style #divinations #design #typography #fashion www.instagram.com/aladin

Concept: SMP+ and LOLA LOLA Experience + design A multidisciplinary design group focused on crossmedia branding, hybrid communication languages, service design and the design of new “information experiences�. www.lolaetlabora.com

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