Professional Dreamers

In their search for wanting to learn more of the ‘human condition’ it seems fortuitous that Tiziana and Gianni Baldizzone and Remigia Spagnolo should meet.  Tiziana and Gianni had already felt a need to document women’s’ role in society and how, today, a woman could achieve her aspirations.  The combination of the transmission of knowledge […]

EMILY YOUNG, ENVIRONMENTAL SCULPTOR E.Y. was born in London in a family of writers, artists, politicians, naturalists and explorers. She started in art with painting, moving to stone sculpture in the 1980s. Between the late 1960s and the 70s she travelled extensively in Afghanistan, Pakisthan, India, Africa and The Middle East influenced by each country’s […]

THE ENIGMA OF ARTIFICE S.L.’s obsession with flowers was sparked in early childhood by a pressing question about the origins of a flower’s natural beauty. This drove her to uncover the invisible ideas through which nature crafts the structures of its masterpieces. She sought to understand how the components of a natural object evolve into […]

DREAMING FREE FROM NEED R.d.E. embodies ori-geniality, that mechanism of professional dreaming that enables us to break free from self-imposed constraints and the need to conform to others’ expectations. It offers ideas, insights, and opportunities—even in the form of coincidences and meaningful events—designed to nurture talents and brilliance we may not even realise we possess. […]

ABDUCTIVE THINKING She enrolled in the Faculty of Physics to find satisfying explanations for natural phenomena: for what exists and is visible, and for what is not yet seen. This need arose in high school as a reaction to the evasive answers of her science teacher—a mental stimulus that unconsciously activated her dreaming.  P.C.’s hunger […]

CREATIVE-PRODUCTIVE WOMB She dreamed of becoming a teacher—a childhood inclination toward an educational space, the classroom, which, in light of MC.G.’s later life and professional experiences, reflects a primordial image and sensation of a “womb” that propels vitality and growth. This space nurtures and cares in a way that is both creative and transitional. A […]

THE WEFT AND WARP OF THE DREAM L.K. possesses an instinctive attraction to the interplay of letters within languages and the mystery of eternity. As an alphabetician, she fulfills the dream of engraving letters onto enduring materials, leaving behind imprints of humanity’s existence on Earth. L.K.’s dream intertwines the Weft—a consciously chosen path—and the Warp, […]

ACTIVE VULNERABILITY L.B.’s dream—working with stone and becoming a Compagnon du Devoir – was born from a chance encounter with a group of young compagnons who revealed to her the joy of the craft. Lucie discovered her vocation, breaking out of her adolescent shell—one so timid that she could not even ask a passer-by for […]

The dream is not the profession itself, but the sense of anticipation in bringing one’s natural inclinations to life—inclinations that can be shaped into a craft pursued in an original, unique, and non-standardised way, generating economic value and gaining external recognition for its specificity and innovation. It is not an activity driven by business demands […]

THE PERCEPTUAL SHIFT H.’s dream is a profession in the world of diversity—a role where she can see herself reflected as a unique and authentic individual, free from external influence. Her journey of self-exploration began in childhood. In an effort to overcome difficulties and feelings of self-doubt caused by bullying, dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia, H. […]

AMPLIFICATION We can all trace the origins of our dreams within the story of our everyday lives. E.Y.’s dream begins in childhood, intertwined with her connection to stone. It started with the stones of ancient Rome, where she lived as a child, and those of Wiltshire, where she spent her holidays in a primal landscape […]

NAVIGATING THE IMPONDERABLE Inevitable events can deprive people of certain abilities while simultaneously offering them clues to develop others. This is what happened to E.M. At the age of five, she lost the use of her legs in a car accident—her first unmanageable encounter with the imponderable.  There is a wisdom beyond consciousness that knows […]

DREAMING INTELLIGENCE E.H.’s journey is the manifestation of the dream’s intelligence—the profound ability to listen to and comprehend the psychic messages that arise from the depths of the soul. This capacity was cultivated by the Japanese artist as she confronted herself and with an environment that rejected her. To achieve the professional dream that allowed […]

THE FOUR CLANDESTINE WISDOMS The choice of scenography arose in E.A. from childhood games and evolved through a spirit of playfulness—a psychological gateway that, in adulthood, legitimised the professional exploration of sensations associated with achieving results first encountered during childhood and early adolescence. Enrolling in art school gave E.A. her first experience of external validation […]

ECOLOGICAL INTELLIGENCE IN DREAMING Trained as a goldsmith, D.R. spent fifteen years as a stone setter before realising that the impersonal and competitive nature of her work no longer fulfilled her. A sense of rejection toward the jewellery-making environment led her to isolate herself. She experienced a growing sense of emptiness and solitude, accompanied by […]

RECONCILIATION OF OPPOSITES C.M. achieved her dream of becoming a conductor through a mechanism of reconciling opposites. Reflective and introspective, she aspires to create sounds freely and independently on her own, yet she also longs to share music with other musicians. She finds balance by making music collaboratively, guiding others in the process. Raised in […]

CENTRE OF GRAVITY Armelle has chosen a profession that allows her to calibrate sensations, effort, and the movements of her body in the transformation of matter. Transforming matter helps her transform herself. She feels the need for a physical and demanding encounter with the elements. In the interaction between herself and the material, she finds […]

CONVERGENT THINKING, DIVERGENT THINKING Studying brain cells to repair their flaws is A.B.’s professional dream. It stems from a magnetic attraction to astrocytes, guided by two impulses: the pursuit of aesthetic fulfilment through the study of geometric forms in nature, supported by convergent thinking—which observes, analyses, and examines; and the desire for a journey of […]