Io sono Sardegna / I Am Sardinia

This volume presents a transcript of a conversation with Maria Lai, organised by Enrico Crispolti and Silvia Loddo and held in the 2005–2006 academic year at the Graduate School of Art History at the University of Siena. In the course of her exchange, Lai retraces the threads of her poetic works, inspired by made-up stories, fairy tales, and legends, and also tells her own stories. These include ones about her artistic education under Marino Mazzacurati in Rome and Arturo Martini in Venice, as well as on her artistic forays using bread dough and charcoal as a child. She reflects on her strong relationship with her roots, radically stating, “I was not born in Sardinia. I am Sardinia.”