The art of balance #10 | “What decision will you take?”, answering is the “Francesca Pasquali Archive”
Francesca Pasquali (artist), Ilaria Bignotti (scientific director of the Francesca Pasquali Archive) and Melania Raimondi (curatorial assistant and social media manager) have participated in the initiative “The Art of Balance / Pandemopraxy” collectively: together, they have concisely answered every question contemplated in the new project launched by Cittadellarte.

How will you smile? With every centimetre of my body.
What air will you breathe? The air Odysseus breathed when he set sail for the first time.
How will you dress? Like yesterday.
What language will you speak? A new Esperanto: a language common to all of us, who have for once lived by the same rules and with the same fears.
How will you say hello? Warmly.
How will you work? Giving my best and in the awareness that nothing must be wasted.

What will you believe in? In what I see. And in transforming fear and solitude into creative and propulsive energy.
What dreams will you dream? Those yet to be imagined while daydreaming.
How will you eat? Without waste.
What will you remember? The perfumes and smells of the time spent in forced inactivity.
What will you think of? Of tomorrow, in respect of myself and therefore of others.
What will you produce? Beauty. Contents and inspirations for everybody. Without worrying too much about having to earn from them.

How will you have fun? Enjoying doing, and meeting the world.
What will you engage on? On doing what’s necessary to give a boost to the community we live in, and doing it well.
How will you communicate? Without lying, with all the strength I have.
Where will you live? In my house and in the people I’ve given to.
How will you cure? With love. With passion.
How will you judge? Firmly, but prepared to change my mind.

What will you buy? Only the absolutely necessary.
What will you sell? I’d like for us to go back to bartering.
How will you travel? Carrying few things, but with plenty of space in my eyes to take in all the magnificence.
What will you offer? All I’ll be able to.
Who will you meet? Everybody, nobody and the world.
How will you act? With firmness and conviction.
What decision will you take? Always the one my gut tells me to take.


The answers have been given by Francesca Pasquali (artist), Ilaria Bignotti (scientific director of the Francesca Pasquali Archive) and Melania Raimondi (curatorial assistant and social media manager) collectively.
Bologna, 16th May 2020
The Francesca Pasquali Archive (#FPA) was established in December 2015 with the aim of archiving, preserving, safeguarding and promoting the artistic production of Francesca Pasquali, under the supervision of its scientific director Ilaria Bignotti.
Contacts: Francesca Pasquali Archive (Bologna)
www.francescapasquali.com/fpa-archive/
francescapasqualiarchive@gmail.com
Cover image credits: Fabio Mantovani.