Effetti d'un sogno interrotto
A man lives in a house invaded by dust; this, however, doesn't belong to him. Even the seventeenth- century painting depicting a sensual Maddalena illuminated by a candle, that adorns the fireplace, doesn't belong to him. The house, as well as the painting, are the debt warranty of an old friend. An antique dealer nearby, recognising a particular similarity between the Maddalena and his acquaintance's deceased wife, introduces this man to the protagonist trying to convince him to sell the painting, without succeeding in it. The strong reaction of the widower is so intense that it deeply upsets the soul of the protagonist. The sense of extraneousness and dreamlike suspension that characterizes Pirandello's words are transposed in the picture's language through the outstanding tables of Michele Rocchetti. These, filled with the lessons of the most important historic avantgarde like Futurism, Cubism and Surrealism, re-elaborate the teachings of it through the medium of the graphic and digital drawing, updating them. The decomposition and the reconstruction of figures in basic shapes and the chromatic choices reflect the artistic trends of the age the short story is set, contextualizing the stylistic choices of the author.
