“MANY YEARS LATER AS hE fAcEd ThE fiRiNg SquAd, coLoNEL AuRELiANo BuENdíA wAS To REMEMBER ThAT diSTANT AfTER-NooN whEN hiS fAThER Took hiM To diScovER icE. AT ThAT TiME MAcoNdo wAS A viLLAgE of TwENTY AdoBE houSES, BuiLT oN ThE BANk of A RivER of cLEAR wATER ThAT RAN ALoNg A BEd of poLiShEd SToNES, which wERE whiTE ANd ENoR-MouS, LikE pREhiSToRic EggS. ThE woRLd wAS So REcENT ThAT MANY ThiNgS LAckEd NAMES, ANd iN oRdER To iNdicATE ThEM iT wAS NEcESSARY To poiNT. EvERY YEAR duRiNg ThE MoNTh of MARch A fAMiLY of RAggEd gYpSiES wouLd SET up ThEiR TENTS NEAR ThE viLLAgE, ANd wiTh A gREAT upRoAR of pipES ANd kETTLEdRuMS ThEY wouLd diSpLAY NEw iNvEN-TioNS. fiRST ThEY BRoughT ThE MAgNET. A hEAvY gYpSY wiTh AN uNTAMEd BEARd ANd SpARRow hANdS, who iNTRoducEd hiMSELf AS MELquíAdES, puT oN A BoLd puBLic dEMoNSTRATioN of whAT hE hiMSELf cALLEd ThE EighTh woNdER of ThE LEARNEd ALchEMiSTS of MAcEdoNiA. hE wENT fRoM houSE To houSE dRAggiNg Two METAL iNgoTS ANd EvERYBodY wAS AMAzEd To SEE poTS, pANS, ToNgS, ANd BRAziERS TuMBLE dowN fRoM ThEiR pLAcES ANd BEAMS cREAk fRoM ThE dESpERA-TioN of NAiLS ANd ScREwS TRYiNg To EMERgE, ANd EvEN oBjEcTS ThAT hAd BEEN LoST foR A LoNg TiME AppEAREd fRoM whERE ThEY hAd BEEN SEARchEd foR MoST ANd wENT dRAggiNg ALoNg iN TuRBuLENT coNfuSioN BEhiNd MELquíAdES’ MAgicAL iRoNS. “ThiNgS hAvE A LifE of ThEiR owN,” ThE gYpSY pRocLAiMEd wiTh A hARSh AccENT. “iT’S SiMpLY A MATTER of wAkiNg up ThEiR SouLS.” joSé ARcAdio BuENdíA, whoSE uNBRidLEd iMAgiNATioN ALwAYS wENT BEYoNd ThE gENiuS of NATuRE ANd EvEN BEYoNd MiRAcLES ANd MAgic, ThoughT ThAT iT wouLd BE poSSiBLE To MAkE uSE of ThAT uSELESS iNvEN-TioN To ExTRAcT goLd fRoM ThE BowELS of ThE EARTh. MELquíAdES, who wAS AN hoNEST MAN, wARNEd hiM: “iT woN’T woRk foR ThAT.” BuT joSé ARcAdio BuENdíA AT ThAT TiME did NoT BELiEvE iN ThE hoNESTY of gYpSiES, So hE TRAdEd hiS MuLE ANd A pAiR of goATS foR ThE Two MAgNETizEd iNgoTS. ÚRSuLA iguARáN, hiS wifE, who RELiEd oN ThoSE ANiMALS To iNcREASE ThEiR pooR doMESTic hoLdiNgS, wAS uNABLE To diSSuAdE hiM. “vERY SooN wELL hAvE goLd ENough ANd MoRE To pAvE ThE fLooRS of ThE houSE,” hER huSBANd REpLiEd. foR SEvERAL MoNThS hE woRkEd hARd To dEMoNSTRATE ThE TRuTh of hiS idEA. hE ExpLoREd EvERY iNch of ThE REgioN, EvEN ThE RivERBEd, dRAggiNg ThE Two iRoN iNgoTS ALoNg ANd REciTiNg MELquíAdES’ iNcANTATioN ALoud. ThE oNLY ThiNg hE SuccEEdEd iN doiNg wAS To uNEARTh A SuiT of fifTEENTh-cENTuRY ARMoR which hAd ALL of iTS piEcES SoLdEREd TogEThER wiTh RuST ANd iNSidE of which ThERE wAS ThE hoLLow RESoNANcE of AN ENoRMouS SToNE-fiLLEd gouRd. whEN joSé ARcAdio BuENdíA ANd ThE fouR MEN of hiS ExpEdiTioN MANAgEd To TAkE ThE ARMoR ApART, ThEY fouNd iNSidE A cALcifiEd SkELEToN wiTh A coppER LockET coNTAiNiNg A woMAN’S hAiR ARouNd iTS NEck.iN MARch ThE gYpSiES RETuRNEd. ThiS TiME ThEY BRoughT A TELEScopE ANd A MAgNifYiNg gLASS ThE SizE of A dRuM, which ThEY ExhiBiTEd AS ThE LATESTdiScovERY of ThE jEwS of AMSTERdAM. ThEY pLAcEd A gYpSY woMAN AT oNE ENd of ThE viLLAgE ANd SET up ThE TELEScopE AT ThE ENTRANcE To ThE TENT. foR ThE pRicE of fivE REALES, pEopLE couLd Look iNTo ThE TELEScopE ANd SEE ThE gYpSY woMAN AN ARM’S LENgTh AwAY. “SciENcE hAS ELiMiNATEd diSTANcE,” MELquíAdES pRocLAiMEd. “iN A ShoRT TiME, MAN wiLL BE ABLE To SEE whAT iS hAp-pENiNg iN ANY pLAcE iN ThE woRLd wiThouT LEAviNg hiS owN houSE.” A BuRNiNg NooNdAY SuN BRoughT ouT A STARTLiNg dEMoNSTRATioN wiTh ThE gigANTic MAgNifYiNg gLASS: ThEY puT A piLE of dRY hAY iN ThE MiddLE of ThE STREET ANd SET iT oN fiRE BY coNcENTRATiNg ThE SuN’S RAYS. joSé ARcAdio BuENdíA, who hAd STiLL NoT BEEN coNSoLEd foR ThE fAiLuRE of Big MAgNETS, coNcEivEd ThE idEA of uSiNg ThAT iNvENTioN AS A wEApoN of wAR. AgAiN MELquíAdES TRiEd To diS-SuAdE hiM, BuT hE fiNALLY AccEpTEd ThE Two MAgNETizEd iNgoTS ANd ThREE coLoNiAL coiNS iN ExchANgE foR ThE MAg-NifYiNg gLASS. ÚRSuLA wEpT iN coNSTERNATioN. ThAT MoNEY wAS fRoM A chEST of goLd coiNS ThAT hER fAThER hAd puT TogEThER ovA AN ENTiRE LifE of pRivATioN ANd ThAT ShE hAd BuRiEd uNdERNEATh hER BEd iN hopES of A pRopER occA-SioN To MAkE uSE of iT. joSé ARcAdio BuENdíA MAdE No ATTEMpT To coNSoLE hER, coMpLETELY ABSoRBEd iN hiS TAcTicAL ExpERiMENTS wiTh ThE ABNEgATioN of A SciENTiST ANd EvEN AT ThE RiSk of hiS owN LifE. iN AN ATTEMpT To Show ThE EffEcTS of ThE gLASS oN ENEMY TRoopS, hE ExpoSEd hiMSELf To ThE coNcENTRATioN of ThE SuN’S RAYS ANd SuffEREd BuRNS which TuRNEd iNTo SoRES ThAT Took A LoNg TiME To hEAL. ovER ThE pRoTESTS of hiS wifE, who wAS ALARMEd AT Such A dANgERouS iNvENTioN, AT oNE poiNT hE wAS REAdY To SET ThE houSE oN fiRE. hE wouLd SpENd houRS oN ENd iN hiS RooM, cALcuLATiNg ThE STRATEgic poSSiBiLiTiES of hiS NovEL wEApoN uNTiL hE SuccEEdEd iN puTTiNg TogEThER A MANuAL of STARTLiNg iNSTRucTioNAL cLARiTY ANd AN iRRESiSTiBLE powER of coNvicTioN. hE SENT iT To ThE govERNMENT, AccoMpANiEd BY NuMERouS dEScRipTioNS of hiS ExpERiMENTS ANd SEvERAL pAgES of ExpLANAToRY SkETchES; BY A MES-SENgER who cRoSSEd ThE MouNTAiNS, goT LoST iN MEASuRELESS SwAMpS, foRdEd SToRMY RivERS, ANd wAS oN ThE poiNT of pERiShiNg uNdER ThE LASh of dESpAiR, pLAguE, ANd wiLd BEASTS uNTiL hE fouNd A RouTE ThAT joiNEd ThE oNE uSEd BY ThE MuLES ThAT cARRiEd ThE MAiL. iN SpiTE of ThE fAcT ThAT A TRip To ThE cApiTAL wAS LiTTLE LESS ThAN iMpoSSiBLE AT ThAT TiME, joSé ARcAdio BuENdíA pRoMiSEd To uNdERTAkE iT AS SooN AS ThE govERNMENT oRdEREd hiM To So ThAT hE couLd puT oN SoME pRAcTicAL dEMoNSTRATioNS of hiS iNvENTioN foR ThE MiLiTARY AuThoRiTiES ANd couLd TRAiN ThEM hiMSELf iN ThE coMpLicATEd ART of SoLAR wAR. foR SEvERAL YEARS hE wAiTEd foR AN ANSwER. fiNALLY, TiREd of wAiTiNg, hE BEMoANEd To MELquíAdES ThE fAiLuRE of hiS pRojEcT ANd ThE gYpSY ThEN gAvE hiM A coNviNciNg pRoof of hiS hoNESTY: hE gAvE hiM BAck ThE douBLooNS iN ExchANgE foR ThE MAgNifYiNg gLASS, ANd hE LEfT hiM iN AddiTioN SoME poRTuguESE MApS ANd SEvERAL iNSTRuMENTS of NAvigATioN. iN hiS owN hANdwRiTiNg hE SET dowN A coNciSE SYNThESiS of ThE STudiES BY MoNk hERMANN. which hE LEfT joSé ARcAdio So ThAT hE wouLd BE ABLE To MAkE uSE of ThE ASTRoLABE, ThE coMpASS, ANd ThE SExTANT. joSé ARcAdio BuENdíA SpENT ThE LoNg MoNThS of ThE RAiNY SEASoN ShuT up iN A SMALL RooM ThAT hE hAd BuiLT iN ThE REAR of ThE houSE So ThAT No oNE wouLd diSTuRB hiS ExpERiMENTS. hAviNg coMpLETELY ABANdoNEd hiS doMESTic oBLigATioNS, hE SpENT ENTiRE NighTS iN ThE couRTYARd wATchiNg ThE couRSE of ThE STARS ANd hE ALMoST coNTRAcTEd SuNSTRokE fRoM TRYiNg To ESTABLiSh AN ExAcT METhod To AScERTAiN NooN. whEN hE BEcAME AN ExpERT iN ThE uSE ANd MANipuLATioN of hiS iNSTRuMENTS, hE coNcEivEd A NoTioN of SpAcE ThAT ALLowEd hiM To NAvigATE AcRoSS uNkNowN SEAS, To viSiT uNiNhABiTEd TERRiToRiES, ANd To ESTABLiSh RELATioNS wiTh SpLENdid BEiNgS wiThouT hAviNg To LEAvE hiS STudY. ThAT wAS ThE pERiod iN which hE AcquiREd ThE hABiT of TALkiNg To hiMSELf, of wALkiNg ThRough ThE houSE wiThouT pAYiNg ATTENTioN To ANYoNE, AS ÚRSuLA ANd ThE chiLdREN BRokE ThEiR BAckS iN ThE gARdEN, gRowiNg BANANA ANd cALAdiuM, cASSAvA ANd YAMS, AhuYAMA RooTS ANd EggpLANTS. SuddENLY, wiTh-ouT wARNiNg, hiS fEvERiSh AcTiviTY wAS iNTERRupTEd ANd wAS REpLAcEd BY A kiNd of fASciNATioN. hE SpENT SEvERAL dAYS AS if hE wERE BEwiTchEd, SofTLY REpEATiNg To hiMSELf A STRiNg of fEARfuL coNjEcTuRES wiThouT giviNg cREdiT To hiS owN uNdERSTANdiNg. fiNALLY, oNE TuESdAY iN dEcEMBER, AT LuNchTiME, ALL AT oNcE hE RELEASEd ThE whoLE wEighT of hiS ToRMENT. ThE chiLdREN wouLd REMEMBER foR ThE REST of ThEiR LivES ThE AuguST SoLEMNiTY wiTh which ThEiR fAThER, dEvASTATEd BY hiS pRoLoNgEd vigiL ANd BY ThE wRATh of hiS iMAgiNATioN, REvEALEd hiS diScovERY To ThEM ‘ThE EARTh iS RouNd, LikE AN oRANgE.’”oNE huNdREd YEARS of SoLiTudE, gABRiEL gARciA MARquEz, oNE of ThE BookS which MoST hAS ifLuENcEd MY LifE.

“MANY YEARS LATER AS hE fAcEd ThE fiRiNg SquAd, coLoNEL AuRELiANo BuENdíA wAS To REMEMBER ThAT diSTANT AfTER-NooN whEN hiS fAThER Took hiM To diScovER icE. AT ThAT TiME MAcoNdo wAS A viLLAgE of TwENTY AdoBE houSES, BuiLT oN ThE BANk of A RivER of cLEAR wATER ThAT RAN ALoNg A BEd of poLiShEd SToNES, which wERE whiTE ANd ENoR-MouS, LikE pREhiSToRic EggS. ThE woRLd wAS So REcENT ThAT MANY ThiNgS LAckEd NAMES, ANd iN oRdER To iNdicATE ThEM iT wAS NEcESSARY To poiNT. EvERY YEAR duRiNg ThE MoNTh of MARch A fAMiLY of RAggEd gYpSiES wouLd SET up ThEiR TENTS NEAR ThE viLLAgE, ANd wiTh A gREAT upRoAR of pipES ANd kETTLEdRuMS ThEY wouLd diSpLAY NEw iNvEN-TioNS. fiRST ThEY BRoughT ThE MAgNET. A hEAvY gYpSY wiTh AN uNTAMEd BEARd ANd SpARRow hANdS, who iNTRoducEd hiMSELf AS MELquíAdES, puT oN A BoLd puBLic dEMoNSTRATioN of whAT hE hiMSELf cALLEd ThE EighTh woNdER of ThE LEARNEd ALchEMiSTS of MAcEdoNiA. hE wENT fRoM houSE To houSE dRAggiNg Two METAL iNgoTS ANd EvERYBodY wAS AMAzEd To SEE poTS, pANS, ToNgS, ANd BRAziERS TuMBLE dowN fRoM ThEiR pLAcES ANd BEAMS cREAk fRoM ThE dESpERA-TioN of NAiLS ANd ScREwS TRYiNg To EMERgE, ANd EvEN oBjEcTS ThAT hAd BEEN LoST foR A LoNg TiME AppEAREd fRoM whERE ThEY hAd BEEN SEARchEd foR MoST ANd wENT dRAggiNg ALoNg iN TuRBuLENT coNfuSioN BEhiNd MELquíAdES’ MAgicAL iRoNS. “ThiNgS hAvE A LifE of ThEiR owN,” ThE gYpSY pRocLAiMEd wiTh A hARSh AccENT. “iT’S SiMpLY A MATTER of wAkiNg up ThEiR SouLS.” joSé ARcAdio BuENdíA, whoSE uNBRidLEd iMAgiNATioN ALwAYS wENT BEYoNd ThE gENiuS of NATuRE ANd EvEN BEYoNd MiRAcLES ANd MAgic, ThoughT ThAT iT wouLd BE poSSiBLE To MAkE uSE of ThAT uSELESS iNvEN-TioN To ExTRAcT goLd fRoM ThE BowELS of ThE EARTh. MELquíAdES, who wAS AN hoNEST MAN, wARNEd hiM: “iT woN’T woRk foR ThAT.” BuT joSé ARcAdio BuENdíA AT ThAT TiME did NoT BELiEvE iN ThE hoNESTY of gYpSiES, So hE TRAdEd hiS MuLE ANd A pAiR of goATS foR ThE Two MAgNETizEd iNgoTS. ÚRSuLA iguARáN, hiS wifE, who RELiEd oN ThoSE ANiMALS To iNcREASE ThEiR pooR doMESTic hoLdiNgS, wAS uNABLE To diSSuAdE hiM. “vERY SooN wELL hAvE goLd ENough ANd MoRE To pAvE ThE fLooRS of ThE houSE,” hER huSBANd REpLiEd. foR SEvERAL MoNThS hE woRkEd hARd To dEMoNSTRATE ThE TRuTh of hiS idEA. hE ExpLoREd EvERY iNch of ThE REgioN, EvEN ThE RivERBEd, dRAggiNg ThE Two iRoN iNgoTS ALoNg ANd REciTiNg MELquíAdES’ iNcANTATioN ALoud. ThE oNLY ThiNg hE SuccEEdEd iN doiNg wAS To uNEARTh A SuiT of fifTEENTh-cENTuRY ARMoR which hAd ALL of iTS piEcES SoLdEREd TogEThER wiTh RuST ANd iNSidE of which ThERE wAS ThE hoLLow RESoNANcE of AN ENoRMouS SToNE-fiLLEd gouRd. whEN joSé ARcAdio BuENdíA ANd ThE fouR MEN of hiS ExpEdiTioN MANAgEd To TAkE ThE ARMoR ApART, ThEY fouNd iNSidE A cALcifiEd SkELEToN wiTh A coppER LockET coNTAiNiNg A woMAN’S hAiR ARouNd iTS NEck.iN MARch ThE gYpSiES RETuRNEd. ThiS TiME ThEY BRoughT A TELEScopE ANd A MAgNifYiNg gLASS ThE SizE of A dRuM, which ThEY ExhiBiTEd AS ThE LATESTdiScovERY of ThE jEwS of AMSTERdAM. ThEY pLAcEd A gYpSY woMAN AT oNE ENd of ThE viLLAgE ANd SET up ThE TELEScopE AT ThE ENTRANcE To ThE TENT. foR ThE pRicE of fivE REALES, pEopLE couLd Look iNTo ThE TELEScopE ANd SEE ThE gYpSY woMAN AN ARM’S LENgTh AwAY. “SciENcE hAS ELiMiNATEd diSTANcE,” MELquíAdES pRocLAiMEd. “iN A ShoRT TiME, MAN wiLL BE ABLE To SEE whAT iS hAp-pENiNg iN ANY pLAcE iN ThE woRLd wiThouT LEAviNg hiS owN houSE.” A BuRNiNg NooNdAY SuN BRoughT ouT A STARTLiNg dEMoNSTRATioN wiTh ThE gigANTic MAgNifYiNg gLASS: ThEY puT A piLE of dRY hAY iN ThE MiddLE of ThE STREET ANd SET iT oN fiRE BY coNcENTRATiNg ThE SuN’S RAYS. joSé ARcAdio BuENdíA, who hAd STiLL NoT BEEN coNSoLEd foR ThE fAiLuRE of Big MAgNETS, coNcEivEd ThE idEA of uSiNg ThAT iNvENTioN AS A wEApoN of wAR. AgAiN MELquíAdES TRiEd To diS-SuAdE hiM, BuT hE fiNALLY AccEpTEd ThE Two MAgNETizEd iNgoTS ANd ThREE coLoNiAL coiNS iN ExchANgE foR ThE MAg-NifYiNg gLASS. ÚRSuLA wEpT iN coNSTERNATioN. ThAT MoNEY wAS fRoM A chEST of goLd coiNS ThAT hER fAThER hAd puT TogEThER ovA AN ENTiRE LifE of pRivATioN ANd ThAT ShE hAd BuRiEd uNdERNEATh hER BEd iN hopES of A pRopER occA-SioN To MAkE uSE of iT. joSé ARcAdio BuENdíA MAdE No ATTEMpT To coNSoLE hER, coMpLETELY ABSoRBEd iN hiS TAcTicAL ExpERiMENTS wiTh ThE ABNEgATioN of A SciENTiST ANd EvEN AT ThE RiSk of hiS owN LifE. iN AN ATTEMpT To Show ThE EffEcTS of ThE gLASS oN ENEMY TRoopS, hE ExpoSEd hiMSELf To ThE coNcENTRATioN of ThE SuN’S RAYS ANd SuffEREd BuRNS which TuRNEd iNTo SoRES ThAT Took A LoNg TiME To hEAL. ovER ThE pRoTESTS of hiS wifE, who wAS ALARMEd AT Such A dANgERouS iNvENTioN, AT oNE poiNT hE wAS REAdY To SET ThE houSE oN fiRE. hE wouLd SpENd houRS oN ENd iN hiS RooM, cALcuLATiNg ThE STRATEgic poSSiBiLiTiES of hiS NovEL wEApoN uNTiL hE SuccEEdEd iN puTTiNg TogEThER A MANuAL of STARTLiNg iNSTRucTioNAL cLARiTY ANd AN iRRESiSTiBLE powER of coNvicTioN. hE SENT iT To ThE govERNMENT, AccoMpANiEd BY NuMERouS dEScRipTioNS of hiS ExpERiMENTS ANd SEvERAL pAgES of ExpLANAToRY SkETchES; BY A MES-SENgER who cRoSSEd ThE MouNTAiNS, goT LoST iN MEASuRELESS SwAMpS, foRdEd SToRMY RivERS, ANd wAS oN ThE poiNT of pERiShiNg uNdER ThE LASh of dESpAiR, pLAguE, ANd wiLd BEASTS uNTiL hE fouNd A RouTE ThAT joiNEd ThE oNE uSEd BY ThE MuLES ThAT cARRiEd ThE MAiL. iN SpiTE of ThE fAcT ThAT A TRip To ThE cApiTAL wAS LiTTLE LESS ThAN iMpoSSiBLE AT ThAT TiME, joSé ARcAdio BuENdíA pRoMiSEd To uNdERTAkE iT AS SooN AS ThE govERNMENT oRdEREd hiM To So ThAT hE couLd puT oN SoME pRAcTicAL dEMoNSTRATioNS of hiS iNvENTioN foR ThE MiLiTARY AuThoRiTiES ANd couLd TRAiN ThEM hiMSELf iN ThE coMpLicATEd ART of SoLAR wAR. foR SEvERAL YEARS hE wAiTEd foR AN ANSwER. fiNALLY, TiREd of wAiTiNg, hE BEMoANEd To MELquíAdES ThE fAiLuRE of hiS pRojEcT ANd ThE gYpSY ThEN gAvE hiM A coNviNciNg pRoof of hiS hoNESTY: hE gAvE hiM BAck ThE douBLooNS iN ExchANgE foR ThE MAgNifYiNg gLASS, ANd hE LEfT hiM iN AddiTioN SoME poRTuguESE MApS ANd SEvERAL iNSTRuMENTS of NAvigATioN. iN hiS owN hANdwRiTiNg hE SET dowN A coNciSE SYNThESiS of ThE STudiES BY MoNk hERMANN. which hE LEfT joSé ARcAdio So ThAT hE wouLd BE ABLE To MAkE uSE of ThE ASTRoLABE, ThE coMpASS, ANd ThE SExTANT. joSé ARcAdio BuENdíA SpENT ThE LoNg MoNThS of ThE RAiNY SEASoN ShuT up iN A SMALL RooM ThAT hE hAd BuiLT iN ThE REAR of ThE houSE So ThAT No oNE wouLd diSTuRB hiS ExpERiMENTS. hAviNg coMpLETELY ABANdoNEd hiS doMESTic oBLigATioNS, hE SpENT ENTiRE NighTS iN ThE couRTYARd wATchiNg ThE couRSE of ThE STARS ANd hE ALMoST coNTRAcTEd SuNSTRokE fRoM TRYiNg To ESTABLiSh AN ExAcT METhod To AScERTAiN NooN. whEN hE BEcAME AN ExpERT iN ThE uSE ANd MANipuLATioN of hiS iNSTRuMENTS, hE coNcEivEd A NoTioN of SpAcE ThAT ALLowEd hiM To NAvigATE AcRoSS uNkNowN SEAS, To viSiT uNiNhABiTEd TERRiToRiES, ANd To ESTABLiSh RELATioNS wiTh SpLENdid BEiNgS wiThouT hAviNg To LEAvE hiS STudY. ThAT wAS ThE pERiod iN which hE AcquiREd ThE hABiT of TALkiNg To hiMSELf, of wALkiNg ThRough ThE houSE wiThouT pAYiNg ATTENTioN To ANYoNE, AS ÚRSuLA ANd ThE chiLdREN BRokE ThEiR BAckS iN ThE gARdEN, gRowiNg BANANA ANd cALAdiuM, cASSAvA ANd YAMS, AhuYAMA RooTS ANd EggpLANTS. SuddENLY, wiTh-ouT wARNiNg, hiS fEvERiSh AcTiviTY wAS iNTERRupTEd ANd wAS REpLAcEd BY A kiNd of fASciNATioN. hE SpENT SEvERAL dAYS AS if hE wERE BEwiTchEd, SofTLY REpEATiNg To hiMSELf A STRiNg of fEARfuL coNjEcTuRES wiThouT giviNg cREdiT To hiS owN uNdERSTANdiNg. fiNALLY, oNE TuESdAY iN dEcEMBER, AT LuNchTiME, ALL AT oNcE hE RELEASEd ThE whoLE wEighT of hiS ToRMENT. ThE chiLdREN wouLd REMEMBER foR ThE REST of ThEiR LivES ThE AuguST SoLEMNiTY wiTh which ThEiR fAThER, dEvASTATEd BY hiS pRoLoNgEd vigiL ANd BY ThE wRATh of hiS iMAgiNATioN, REvEALEd hiS diScovERY To ThEM ‘ThE EARTh iS RouNd, LikE AN oRANgE.’”oNE huNdREd YEARS of SoLiTudE, gABRiEL gARciA MARquEz, oNE of ThE BookS which MoST hAS ifLuENcEd MY LifE.

PLACES I HAVE BEEN LIVING IN THE PAST 5 YEARS

WHO I BECAME

MY WORKS MONFALCONE CORPORATE IDENTITY AMAL EUROARAB FILM FESTIVAL VIAREGGIO CARNIVAL MEMORY CLA CLA CORTOCIRCUITO FILM FESTIVAL JAULA PARA ORIGAMI VODOU ARJOWIGGINS HET DOLHUYS / 1 HET DOLHUYS / 2 REGIOJOURNAAL JAREN 50 HEARTS LOGOS

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WHERE I’VE BEEN LIVING IN THE PAST 5 YEARS.

WHERE I’VE BEEN LIVING IN THE PAST 5 YEARS.

I lived in Santiago de Compostela for one and a half year, watching the world from my green windows.

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ESPAñA

THE NETHERLANDS

I lived in The Netherlands (Amsterdam) from 2008 until 2010, loving their approach to graphic design, their style and their open minded way to manage everyday’s life.

THE NETHERLANDS

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AUSTRALIA

I lived in Sydney from 2006 to 2008, surrounded by the ocean, playing in the waves.

AUSTRALIA

WHO I BECA-ME AFTER-WARDS.

WHO I BECA-ME AFTER-WARDS.

What I like/hate most from 0 to 10

Graphic Designer

Italian

30 year old

My unofficial day

Singing songs very loud - 2 hGetting the good vibe to start the day - 1hDeep Breath to ineriorize everyday’s little injustices - 30 minsFinding a good excuse not to work out - 1hTotal time for my daily meals - 5 mins (I’m a fast eater)Thoughts in the rest room - 45 minsListening to the news and therefore fantasize about fixing the world - 3hrsComplaining (talking shit) about the prime minister of my country - 6hrsListening to awesome music - 8hrsChecking out cool things on the net to show off with my friends - 2hrs

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Languages I speak

What mostly I’ve been doing in the past 5 years

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Working Travelling Having fun

30 year old

My official day

Singing songs very loud - 2 hGetting the good vibe to start the day - 1hDeep Breath to ineriorize everyday’s little injustices - 30 minsFinding a good excuse not to work out - 1hTotal time for my daily meals - 5 mins (I’m a fast eater)Thoughts in the rest room - 45 minsListening to the news and therefore fantasize about fixing the world - 3hrsComplaining (talking shit) about the prime minister of my country - 6hrsListening to awesome music - 8hrsChecking out cool things on the net to show off with my friends - 2hrs

Pretending to run - 30 minsLosing my sight staring at the computer’s screen - 12 hWatching movies on my laptop - 2 hSmoking cigarettes - 1 hTrying to learn a new language - 1 hReading some book - 30 minsShowering - 30 minsChatting with friends - 30 minsTalking to my boyfriend - 30 minsSleeping - 6 h

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MONFALCONE MUSEUM / CORPORATE IDENTITY

Logo and corporate identity proposal for the Shipyard Museum in Monfalcone (Italy).

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LA VITA DEL CANTIEREI protagonisti, Il territorio Riletti per grandi temi.

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AMAL EUROARAB FILMFESTIVAL / POSTER

Proposal for the Santiago de Compostela 2011 contest.

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VIAREGGIO 2012 CARNIVAL / POSTER

Proposal for 2012 Viareggio Carnival contest. The city cha-racter “Burlamacco” had to go within the poster design.

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WHOSVERO 2011 / VIAREGGIO 2012 CARNIVAL

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MEMORY / CARD GAME PROJECT

The eco memory project I introduce is a redesign of the famous Ravensburger © table game from an ecological point of view (including a logo exclusively thought for the project). The aim is to use some mnemonic stimulation, like the traditional game, developing knowledge of ecologically oriented issues. Therefore new concepts are learned through the game.

The kit THE PLAYING CARDS As shown on table number 1 there are 20 cards. Each one has an icon which refers to ecological theme. For instance: wind-mill, atom, thermometer, sea, recycle symbol, factory symbol, etc etc. The reverse side of every card has a “memory” word design which uses an embossing technique (see the image on the left side of this page).

THE ExPLANAToRY CARDSEvery playing card comes with an explanatory card. Every symbol will be accompanied by a text which illustrates its mea-ning. This text would be written using a vocabulary appropria-te for the age range the game is marketed towards. In this way every card becomes a stimulus for environmental awareness.

MaterialsBeing an ecologically oriented product it uses only environmen-tally friendly materials. For example recycled cardboard. You can see some example of packaging I designed.

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e co memory

The Windmill represents wind power, or rather the conversion of the wind’s kinetic energy into other forms wheth-er electrical or mechanical.

It was the first kind of renewable energy mankind discovered, and it currently represents one of the most interesting fields in sustainable devel-opment.

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Logo, flyers and brochures for an Educational centre.

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STRADONE FARNESE 25 - 29121 PIACENZA T 0523 38 58 50 - WWW.CLA-CLA.IT - INFO@CLA-CLA.IT

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Nel cuore di Piacenza circondati da un verde e grande giardino, spazi luminosi e accoglienti dedicati alla prevenzione e al mantenimento della salute al fine di miglio-rare la qualità dello stile di vita.

Il Centro per un Educazione alla Salute or-ganizza momenti di informazione e corsi di formazione, avvalendosi di consulenti es-terni, liberi professionisti che partecipano con progetti autonomi riguardanti l’Educa-zione alla Salute. Centro per un’ Educazione alla Salute è uno spazio aperto a partecipazioni di eventi cul-turali per adulti e bambini, a progettuali-tà ed a collaborazioni nelle scuole e nelle aziende.

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CORTOCIRCUITO FILM FESTIVAL / POSTER

Proposal for the 2011 Santiago de Compostela short movie festival.

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JAULA PARA ORIGAMI / POSTER

Poster for a party inspired to the 20s.

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VODOU’S EXHIBITION / LOGO

Hand-made letters inspired to the Haitian Vodou tradition for the 2008 Vodou exhibition in Amsterdam.

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ARJOWIGGINS / AGENDA

Agenda created for 2008 Arjowiggins event as a gift for its customers.

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Agenda 2009. It’s a col-lection of crazy recipes given by designers, mu-sicians, printers, illus-trators etc...

Agenda 2009. It’s a col-lection of crazy recipes given by designers, mu-sicians, printers, illus-trators etc...

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HET DOLHUYS / CALENDAR

2009 Calendar for Het Dolhuys, psychiatric museum in Haar-lem (NL).

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HET DOLHUYS / ANNUAL REPORT

2009 Psychiatric Museum (Haarlem, NL) Annual Report.

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REGIOJOURNAAL / MAGAZINE LAYOUT

Layout for Amsterdam monthly magazine.

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JAREN / SELF-PROJECT

I have been asking people to sketch on an A5 paper sheet what their mental picture of a year was. Not a specific one, but more like the imagine they draw up on their mind when they think of how to organize calendar, days, weeks, months or seasons...

It’s something I’ve always been curious of, since my idea about it is a real drawing on my mind. Here a few examples of what people made to explain theirs.

It was quite weird to find out they knew exactly what i meant.

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50 HEARTS / BOOK

50 hearts designed for a dutch paper company as a valentine’s day gift.

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WHOSVERO 2011 / 50 HEARTS

LOGOS / VARIOUS

Serie of logos I designed.

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CREATIVITÀ

thebrainstormweb.com

eco memory

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