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The Coronavirus Storm.
WAITING FOR THE SEA TO CALM.
These dark days for the Coronavirus emergency we would all like to do the right thing, we just don't know what it is. We are in a situation of expectation in which boredom is accompanied by worry which at times turns into fear. Fear for an unpredictable and elusive enemy who has fallen on our lives by imposing a sudden brake on habits and causing many certainties to collapse.
I associate this phenomenon with a storm that is putting us all to the test in terms of health and the economy. And as in the face of a storm, we each have a different way to deal with it: many, most of us, lock ourselves in the house and wait for it to pass, while someone - daring or reckless - arms himself with an umbrella and challenges the storm.
The word "storm" brings to mind a particularly suggestive statue that stands out on the west pier of Fano, a narrow walkway on both sides from the sea where we fanesi love to take our walks. This sculpture, which is called "The Storm", represents a woman holding one child tightly with one arm while trying to shelter from the fury of the wind with the other. This statue recalls one of the most serious tragedies of the Fano navy and of the entire city, the one that took place on June 8, 1964 where 4 Fano fishermen lost their lives.
This woman, regardless of the wind, the cold and probably the rain, turns her gaze to the horizon to try to see the boat in which her man is located, confident that he will be back, to help him, even with just his thought, to return to shore. This is my interpretation of sculpture, the scene that opens up to my eyes when I look at it. This statue is for me the metaphor of the situation in which we find ourselves: the woman with the child represents humanity which, struck by the storm caused by the coronavirus, suffers and tries to protect itself with all its strength. But at the same time he does not lose hope, he looks at the horizon because he knows that sooner or later the boat will appear ...
I associate this phenomenon with a storm that is putting us all to the test in terms of health and the economy. And as in the face of a storm, we each have a different way to deal with it: many, most of us, lock ourselves in the house and wait for it to pass, while someone - daring or reckless - arms himself with an umbrella and challenges the storm.
The word "storm" brings to mind a particularly suggestive statue that stands out on the west pier of Fano, a narrow walkway on both sides from the sea where we fanesi love to take our walks. This sculpture, which is called "The Storm", represents a woman holding one child tightly with one arm while trying to shelter from the fury of the wind with the other. This statue recalls one of the most serious tragedies of the Fano navy and of the entire city, the one that took place on June 8, 1964 where 4 Fano fishermen lost their lives.
This woman, regardless of the wind, the cold and probably the rain, turns her gaze to the horizon to try to see the boat in which her man is located, confident that he will be back, to help him, even with just his thought, to return to shore. This is my interpretation of sculpture, the scene that opens up to my eyes when I look at it. This statue is for me the metaphor of the situation in which we find ourselves: the woman with the child represents humanity which, struck by the storm caused by the coronavirus, suffers and tries to protect itself with all its strength. But at the same time he does not lose hope, he looks at the horizon because he knows that sooner or later the boat will appear ...