LANGUAGES LOGIN HOME EDITOR SHOP AUTHORS MAGAZINE BLOG PRESS CONTACTS CART STOPPED TV HOME BLOG NOISE AND LIGHT: NEW YORK ACCORDING TO GIACOMO BEVILACQUA Noise and light: New York according to Giacomo Bevilacqua Noise and light: New York according to Giacomo Bevilacqua BY REDAZIONE / SUNDAY, JANUARY 21, 2018 / POSTED IN BLOG , NEWS by Laura Fornasari New York is noise and light. The incessant sound of traffic, and the distant cry of sirens. Did you know that New Yorkers say it's impossible to make a phone call without being interrupted by at least one siren? But the New York designed by Giacomo Bevilacqua is made of colors and patches of shadows and lights that draw the profile of a skyscraper, the branches of a tree in Central Park, the white steps at the entrance to an apartment. There are no sounds. We can only imagine those: unconsciously we do it when we immerse ourselves in reading, to realize much later that the absence of noise has a precise and unexpected meaning. At least apparently, the theme of this story is detachment. That of Samuel Page, journalist and photographer who decided to find inspiration with a challenge: to live for two months in New York without speaking to anyone. The days are marked by the rules of the game, the necessary contacts hurried with tricks made up of reservations, codes and tickets. Everything seems to work… until a speck of dust creeps into the gear. Sam notices that in the photos taken around the city there is a girl, always the same one. It can't be a coincidence: not in New York's cauldron of humanity. Just when the network of impossible rules seemed to work, here is a connection that goes beyond logic, ready to undermine Sam's certainties, È difficile spiegare che cosa sia Il suono del mondo a memoria. Sam ci accompagna in un viaggio solitario, ma non necessariamente malinconico. C’è New York a fargli compagnia, quella stessa città che a un tratto deciderà di rivoltarglisi contro. Sam seleziona i ricordi come le sue fotografie. Sceglie quali tenere e quali gettare. Sceglie di isolarsi proprio nel cuore di un luogo che fa di tutto per reclamare la sua attenzione. C’è la paura del contatto, paura dell’altro, specie quando l’altro è l’unica persona della quale non possiamo escludere la voce nemmeno tappandoci le orecchie. Il suono del mondo a memoria è il primo graphic novel di Giacomo Bevilacqua, noto per le vignette umoristiche di A Panda piace. In contrasto col grande silenzio di alcune tavole, la voce narrante di Sam diventa a tratti onnipresente, e ci rende partecipi di tutti i suoi pensieri. Così tanti e caotici che finiscono per scontrarsi e rimbalzare dappertutto, proprio come le biglie da lui menzionate nella scatola che dovrebbe essere New York. The story is certainly a sweet dedication to the city by someone who loved it, even if the feeling remains that, throughout the story, the metropolis is a sort of backdrop rather than the protagonist. If the story converges towards an altogether predictable resolution, it makes up for it with the beauty of the plates and colors, and with at least one surprise that will change the perspective with which we opened the volume the first time. Details of the pages of The sound of the world by heart, Bao Publishing, Milan 2016 Details of the pages of The sound of the world by heart, Bao Publishing, Milan 2016 Cover: Cover of The sound of the world by heart, Bao Publishing, Milan 2016 Tweet 2 Save READ ALSO THE SKY OF JULY TURIN SMELLS OF PAPER. INTERNATIONAL THE SIRENS? EXIST… SEARCH FOR RECENT POSTS “La Lettura”, waiting for the turning point of the new century What are the expectations of a poten ... A great desire for the Belle Époque A dream of liberty architecture, enclosed in ... Noise and light: New York according to Giacomo Bevilacqua by Laura Fornasari New York is noise and light. On... Auxiliary Territorial Service, Junior Commander No. 230873 by Andrea Di Betta "To be, or not to be, this ... CATEGORIES Art Blog cinema design publishing Events FermoMAG fermTV News News-eng history CONTACTS SO.PE.TI srl Via Cairoli, 15 - 43121 Parma open in google maps info@fermoeditore.it redazione@fermoeditore.it INFORMATION Terms of sale Legal notices Cookies policy Foreign shipments Privacy MY ACCOUNT Cart Cash desk my account NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTION Email * I agree to the processing of data SOCIAL © 2015 fermeditore All rights reserved. Sopeti srl - VAT number 00069500452