Vezzoli francesco

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portrait and interview by OLIVIER ZAHM
All images courtesy of the artist

SELFIE SEBASTIAN (SELF-PORTRAIT AS ST. SEBASTIAN BY ANDREA MANTEGNA), 2009-2014

OLIVIER ZAHM — What is the principal aspect of your personality?

FRANCESCO VEZZOLI — I can’t really see myself from the outside, to be honest, so I truly don’t know how people perceive me. All I can say is that I am always absolutely sincere. Even when it’s hard, I manage to be.

OLIVIER ZAHM — If you were not yourself, who would you be?

FRANCESCO VEZZOLI — Someone who tries to be me.

OLIVIER ZAHM — What is your idea of happiness?

FRANCESCO VEZZOLI — Alone on the deserted rocks of Lavezzi, where Marco Ferreri filmed Liza, the film with Marcello Mastroianni and Catherine Deneuve. I would be there with an iPhone so I can reach the ones…