Digital Poetry in San Lucido: My Speech at the Radici Festival
Last May 24th, I had the opportunity to attend the Radici Festival in San Lucido, a day I'll never forget. It was a moment of artistic, experimental, and emotional sharing that allowed me to bring my thesis and my work into direct contact with young people, right there where ideas begin to germinate.
Telling art to young people
I came to the festival with a clear goal: to talk to the kids. Not just about my project, but about why I created it. I wanted to talk to them as if we were their peers, because we were until recently, because I know what it means to be curious but confused. So I presented my master's thesis in 3D Digital Animation Techniques, entitled: From Analog to Transmedia Transpositions: Kinetic E-Poetry.
What did I talk about?
Of poetry, of course. But also of technology, ethics, visual language. Of how I transformed my book Chi viene e chi va into an immersive experience. I explained how Augmented Reality can become a new language for poetry. A means, not only technical, but human, capable of amplifying meaning, of making it reach further, especially to those who don't expect poetry to be able to speak in this way.
Digital Poetry: A New Language
In my talk, I explained how I studied the semantics of AR, treating it as a real language. I analyzed its limitations, its potential, and the interaction models. I discussed the technical and economic choices: I chose an accessible, sustainable approach that would allow anyone with a smartphone to have this experience.
But above all I tried to answer a fundamental question:
Why bring poetry into technology?
My answer is simple: because poetry is part of our past, but it can (and must) speak to our present. And if we want it to stay alive, we must give it new forms, new languages, new spaces.
Technology and humanism
Of course, I couldn't ignore the ethical and philosophical questions. Because AR isn't just about the "wow" factor. It changes the way we perceive reality, how we remember, how we relate to one another. Before designing an application, I had to think about all of this: cultural appropriation, memory, privacy, inclusivity.
I presented concrete tools and references: the Faro Convention, the issue of copyright, technological vulnerabilities, data security.
A poem that touches many worlds
I also shared some key milestones in my artistic journey. The short film sōmnium, awarded and selected at various festivals. My solo exhibition Chi viene e chi va – poesia, illustrazione, essenza. And for the first time, some unpublished illustrations from the design of the app linked to my kinetic e-poetry.
Diversity, accessibility, ecology
I wanted to end my speech by touching on topics that are very close to my heart.
The sustainability of my project, for example: the book is printed 100% ecologically. Its accessibility for people with disabilities. Its transmissibility, that is, the possibility of making these works travel through time and space, without losing their soul.
An experience I carry with me
That morning in San Lucido, I spoke as an artist, but also as a person. I felt a real energy in the students' eyes, in their smiles, in their questions. A special thanks goes to the organizers Luana and Simone, to Mayor Cosimo De Tommaso, and to all the people who made this moment possible. And thanks to those who always support me, starting with my mother, who is behind every possibility of me being present, with all my heart, on these occasions.
Watch my speech too
If you missed it, I made the full video of my talk available on my Facebook page. You can find it here. I hope it inspires you, as it inspired me to prepare it.
May art continue to flourish, and take root.
Until next time!