THE NORTH RIDING PROJECT

So, let’s speak for a moment of that Rome of five or six years ago, the Rome that you loved, let’s say.  If you were to anthropomorphize it, what gender would you ascribe to it?

I wouldn’t ascribe a masculine or feminine gender to it.  I would ascribe to it that special gender of ragazzi.

What age?

Adolescent.

What appearance?

The appearance of a typical Roman kid from the outlying neighborhoods, dark hair, olive skin, black eyes, robust build.

Robust, how?

Slim, not exactly athletic.  A bit like an Arab, not exactly athletic, but, let’s say, harmoniously built.

Pasolini/Stories, 2003