21 Parole in comune

Context
The AgilMente initiative, promoted by the Municipality of Brescia shortly after the pandemic, aims to create a free exchange of thoughts and desires between people who suddenly found themselves working remotely. The ultimate goal is to foster shared ideas and projects for the future, creating a network of skills operating in the area to plan together initiatives and activities for the community to which they belong.

Process
Through a series of internal workshops, the participants of AgilMente worked on a collection of words (one for each letter of the alphabet) that expressed the spirit of the initiative and the experiences shared up to that moment. To emphasize the words themselves and their meanings, from an objective and a personal point of view of this small growing community, we chose an instrument that is as traditional as it is innovative: an abecedary, a simple and intuitive tool to enhance the commitment made by the groups and the robustness of the proposed actions.

Solution
We have designed together an abcedary of shared words, poems and suggestions across the themes of change and rebirth: “21 parole in comune” was created with gestural brushstrokes, which transmitted the intrinsic meaning of the chosen words through movement and manual skills. A traditional Japanese handmade binding recalls its clear, transparent and powerful message. The result is an artist’s book with a limited edition of 150 copies. A publication to highlight energies and talents for a sustainable future.