fwbd4,42, Gasse in Livorno, Öl auf Holz, 30 x 40 cm, 2010. In allen Orten, die am Meer liegen, denke ich mir, dass am Ende jeder Gasse das Meer beginnt. In Livorno war das tatsächlich auch so. Aber es gab keinen zugänglichen Badestrand. Ein abgezäunter Privatbesitz reiht sich an dem anderen. Nur ein einziges winzig kleines Stück war öffentlich benutzbar, aber völlig zugepflastert mit eng zusammenstehenden Liegestühlen.
fwbd4,42, Alleyway in Livorno, oil on wood, 30 by 40 cm, 2011. Whenever I am in a town or village by the sea, I have the feeling that the waterfront is at the end of the every street and alley. As a matter of fact, that was true in Livorno. However, the beach was not open to the public. Fenced off privately owned plots are side by side. There was only a tiny stretch of beach open to the public which, however, was jammed with beach chairs.
fwbd4,42, Viuzza a Livorno, olio su legno, 30 x 40 cm, 2008. In tutti i luoghi che si trovano sul mare, penso che alla fine di ogni viuzza cominci, appunto, il mare. Per Livorno era proprio così. Ma non c’era la spiaggia pubblica. Al suo posto si susseguivano una serie di spiagge private una accanto all’altra. L’unico piccolissimo pezzo di spiaggia libero, risultava essere pieno zeppo di sedie a sdraio vicinissime le une alle altre.
