PinnedFirst of January I — Shame01.01.2022 At first, for about 20 deserted years, I didn’t know that I would live. I did not know that the struggle shan’t be over for as long as I breathe. As I lie under someone else’s sheets, a monumental city grows on my skin. …Poem1 min read
PinnedFirst of January II — Entrance into the Leopold MuseumAt that point, I had been walking for days under the scorching sun. My mouth was dry, and my steps slowly got clumsier and clumsier, soon my vision slowly went blank. I fainted, and as soon as my head hit the burning sand, the ground disappeared below me. …Vienna2 min read
PinnedFirst of Januray III - Schiele’s Red Gaze Comes AliveWe walked for about an hour through the works of Hoffman, Moser, Kokoschka, Klimt, and Schiele. This exhibition, I realized, graciously held with care and tending, pieces of art that had gifted me sleepless nights and dreamy days back in high school. These were the artists that pushed me to…Egon Schiele2 min read
PinnedFirst of January IV — on Escaping Life and Fighting Death: The HermitsThere I was, about a meter away from Schiele- with my eyes shut, I realized in horror that what I thought were two fighters was actually one unified and dual body, and that the enemy’s head now resting upon Schiele’s shoulder was that of no one other than his friend…Life3 min read
PinnedFirst of January V — Hermits on New Year’s EveThe truth was that I wanted to melt into Klimt’s turquoise and silver waters, untouched by the evils of humanity. Yet unavoidably, I remained lonely and naked in front of all the harshest expectations, mine and others’. All my doubts, all the trauma-infused neurological paths in my brain, all my…Prose3 min read
Apr 3Su Tutte Le Giornate Delle DonneE tutti coloro che sono individui prima di essere categorie Mi ci è voluta una settimana per calmare tutta la rabbia che ho sentito durante la festa della donna: ecco cosa è successo e perché dovremmo essere arrabbiati. L’8 Marzo 2021, mi sono svegliata con un’idea: vorrei che non ci…Donne7 min read
May 8, 2020Covid-19: four economies and the call for system changeBy Vittoria Malgioglio and Dalila Cataldi Three months have passed since China first locked down the city Wuhan, in a bid to prevent the spread of Covid-19. In only two months, the world changed so drastically that we still don’t know the exact magnitude of what has come upon us…Covid 197 min read
Apr 28, 2020Il Covid-19, l’Olanda e gli italiani all’ estero.Di Vittoria Malgioglio Vivo in Olanda da tre anni: ecco come se la vivono qua gli olandesi e gli italiani. Per ovvi motivi, le relazioni tra Italia e Olanda non sono esattamente amichevoli: negli ultimi mesi ho sentito, letto e visto cose accuse e cattiverie da entrambe le parti. …Italia4 min read
Apr 10, 2020Dialogues for a better future: the journey of a refugeeThe Hague lies at the heart of Dutch and international administrative structures, it is an incredibly rich city, which prides itself with the label of “the city of Justice and Peace” and hosts big immigrant and refugee communities. Yet, it is often seen as a very segregated city, where dialogue…Refugees1 min read
Jan 21, 2020Refugees in the Netherlands: the political safe countries listIn 2019, more than 18.000 people applied for asylum in the Netherlands. In 2018 it was more than 20.000, but only 36% of applications were ultimately accepted, while The Immigration and Naturalization Service ( IND) took an average of 10 months to process asylum applications and is understaffed. Moreover, as…Refugees4 min read