1991 Although the real world around us had nothing to do with art, I could still see and appreciate beauty and because of this, never recall feeling bored or sad. Even winters were just a sort of break between bright summers: the beach, the watermelons, the first breasts by the sea; everything happened in summer.

And it was precisely under the strong light of each June, on the 13th, that I would receive a magic present: a box of color pencils that I devoured as if they were chocolate bars. I drew with passion, non-stop. But nobody except for my mother ever thought it was important. They saw my ability as something that did not disturb anyone, but it wasn't something to be grateful for. In fact, earning a living was doing something else.

  
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