19 November 2024
3 cities, 3 exhibitions and one big lesson: stop and live
True success lies not only in results, but in the ability to live and savor every moment of the journey....
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“School is NOT the most important thing!”
I reminded my teenage daughter last night,
“The fact that school is compulsory does not mean that it is the right thing for YOU.”
I continued.
You see, my daughter totally loves music: she has been writing music and words for her songs since she was 9 years old, and she does it with love and dedication.
But because of her school commitments, she finds less and less time to devote to her passion.
So I reminded her that our priorities, in life, should always be set by us.
Yes: even at the cost of a few grades a little lower.
Yes: even at the cost of being told that “you need to apply yourself more.”
Yes: even at the cost of disappointing the expectations of those who love you.
Because if we stop for just a second,
perhaps we realize that the society we live in is not human-friendly:
It is robot-sized.
Who as a child dreamed of standing in long lines to sit in an office to earn just enough money to survive!!!?
No one I think!!!
And yet.
And yet we all fell for it.
And do you know why?
Because from childhood we were taught to live life without questioning anything.
And to blindly walk the path set before us.
Which is the easiest thing for sure.
But also the saddest.
I do not believe that the world needs more worker-robots.
I think the world needs the music of our children.
Challenge the ordinary, embrace the unusual. Always.
Emanuele
I am Emanuele “Renton” Fortunati, a spiritual and esoteric researcher: art is the laboratory where I carry out my experiments.
My aim is to reveal the connections between the spiritual and material worlds, because I believe that the essence of every Human Being is hidden right at the border between these two worlds.
What moves me is the idea that in each of us there exists a raw identity, free from social and cultural conditioning, and that if we expand our knowledge of ourselves and the reality around us enough, we can finally be free to embrace this true identity of ours. Our essence precisely.
And, thus, also be free to live according to our inclinations and create our own personal and unique life path.
Over the years I have realized that it takes 2 “steps” to find one's Essence.
The first step is to begin to disobey: abandon social rules and conditioning that prevent you from living according to your true nature.
The second step is to find your own Spiritual Identity: it is the only way you can really shine, and be a beacon for others around YOU as well.
Here it is: if my art revolves entirely around this second point, these pages, on the other hand, tell how I personally live both the spiritual quest and disobedience, with the idea that these shares can somehow come in handy for YOU and your Path as well.
Here you can find food for thought, texts that expand on my art projects and behind the scenes of my works and projects. And also a little (a lot) of healthy disobedience!