GEA POLITI
GEA POLITI is wearing the Salvo No. 004. She is the editor-in-chief of Flash Art living in Milan.
What is the first thing you do in the morning?
I feel like I have some sort of Alzheimer's when I wake up. I don’t even remember what I had for breakfast the day before, so I start from scratch every morning, a sort of unlearning process.
What is the last thing you do at night?
Try to separate day from night. I do try to meditate before sleeping.
Can you share some daily habits or rituals?
The only actual ritual is green tea, a sencha. Daily.
What should we be reading?
I think we should all read something by Édouard Glissant. At the moment I am into this book, Riot Baby, by Tochi Anyebochi, it’s a sci-fi story of a girl with telekinetic powersset in rioting Los Angeles in 1992.
What do you collect?
I am a compulsive buyer of anything. Sometimes I even buy the same thing twice, or more. Again, a sort of Alzheimer or memory loss takes over.
The best arthouse film(s)?
The answer this month is: Do Not Expect too Much From The End Of The World by Radu Jude. OMG, as they say in the trailer: Godard meets a Romanian Harmony Korine.
What stands the test of time?
David Hammons
What is your perfect meal?
Spaghetti al pomodoro, with a hint of paprika and spaghetti aglio olio peperoncino.
Who are your inspirations?
Whoever is able to love unconditionally.
What takes you to cloud 9?
The laughter of my three year old.
Do you have a soundtrack to your life?
Anything Amy Wineheouse.
Where would you find your doppelgänger?
I would hope in Tokyo or Los Angeles (yes, still, even after the fires), but most probably it ended up in some niche gelateria with funny ice-cream tastes.
What is good design?
Am a classic girl: Castiglioni and Scarpa
Where do you find good design?
In several public benches in Italy
What are you wearing?
I have the Salvo cardigan by Leorosa as I am writing these answers.
What is dear to your heart?
Integrity, but also people who stay very true to their ideals, something I am not able to do as I keep forgetting, erasing.
What is a rule that should never be broken?
Trust.
What is a rule that should always be broken?
Rules themselves
What is most difficult to find in contemporary culture?
In Depth Analysis.
What do you find most exciting in contemporary culture?
Subjectivity.
What is your favorite candy?
I really dislike sugar. I used to love golden bears from Haribo.
What is your favorite animal?
Killer whale. When I was a child I loved snow leopards, I never understood why I couldn’t keep one at home.
What do you still wish to learn?
How to memorize things.
What is still a mystery?
The future, what babies dream when they are asleep.
What is your favourite representation of simplicity?
Etel Adnan’s poetry
What is your favourite representation of complexity?
Etel Adnan’s poetry
Where is happiness found?
Being able to choose. Daily.
What do you see outside your window?
I consistently opt to see fog, concentrating on a focal point that gradually clarifies my vision, expanding outward in a circular pattern.
What makes you feel nostalgic?
My best friend, guardian angel Max, who died in 2020.
What do you find humorous?
Irony. More specifically British humor.
What is your favorite slogan?
Live and Let Live, I think it’s a very Gemini way of being.
What is modern?
David Hammons
Can you recall a dream?
I’m chased by people whose faces I can’t see.
What is your first memory?
I had a miserable childhood, but I don’t want my parents to know that.
What do you look forward to?
To a proactive left party.
What is a distraction?
Every possible thing, literally. My lazy eye goes the opposite direction of what I need to do.
What should we listen to?
We should listen to silence. And Jazz.
What does progression mean to you?
Equality. A better standard of living without delving into capitalism.
What was your last download?
A cv for a current job title in Flash Art.
Who are your heroes or heroines in history?
Jan Hus and Florence Nightingale
What is your favorite mistake?
Not hearing what I don’t like to answer.
What is the best cult classic?
I think Kids by Larry Clark, with the screenplay by Harmony Korine is my cult classic. I do have many and they shift, lately as David Lynch passed away I watched Lost Highway and Mullholand Drive, anything dysfunctional are my film bibles.
What are you bored by?
Social media
Any last words?
I need a gelato now