Latest Works (from June 2013)
In terms of the birth of her real self
in adulthood, Daniela considers 2011 – more or less from the
middle of the year on – as that of her conception. The sum of
events from the previous years and from 2011 itself give way
to a completely different rhythm of perpetual motion compared
with the previous one. For instance, in her graphic novella
September (2013), the main character’s beloved
cousin tells her, as he leans from a train on the point of
separating them: “In this world everything must keep moving
and changing form, constantly, otherwise it just dies.”
Although the graphic novel has always been her preferred mode
of artistic expression (even long before having heard the term
“graphic novel”), it may seem odd to some that in the vast
majority of cases, Daniela doesn’t, nor has she ever been
particularly inspired by comics or other graphic novels.
She’s read relatively few during the course of her life – more
as a result of an eclectic crop of interests than out of
indifference. But if she really had to choose, the
French-speaking comics scene is where she would place
herself – though even in this case, she hesitates to feel
completely at home there as well. When it comes to the crunch,
the Italian artist feels an outsider within any comics scene.
The strongest feeling she derives from stepping into a comics
bookshop is always that of someone who tells herself, with a
pinch of shyness from feeling like guest: “One of these days
I’ll really have to start getting into the comics culture…”
The Graphic Novels
section lists all of Daniela’s works from the year of her
conception (2011) onwards, starting from her most recent down.