Stories Under the Covers

A Love Correspondence

Illustrations by Vanessa Milan and Kaci Simon

Printed in one-color silkscreen

38 pages

Edition of 70 copies

Size: 11 × 17 cm

Fully extended length: 396 cm

Leporello (accordion-fold) binding

Language: Italian / imperfect Italian / Hungarian

“Stories Under the Covers” is a peephole that offers readers the chance to enter, as discreet witnesses, into the correspondence between two young lovers. The notebook passes from hand to hand between the protagonists, becoming the space where their dialogue unfolds. Their different levels of proficiency in Italian allow the reader to understand who is writing: one expresses themselves with ease, while the other reveals uncertainties and small mistakes, authentic traces of their own voice. It is a story intended for a public audience, yet at the same time deeply private, where dialogue takes on a strong graphic dimension and the text intertwines with the illustrations of the two protagonists.

Silkscreen printing accompanies and supports this narrative journey: thanks to its opaque, vibrant layers of ink, it enhances the story written in white on black and helps create an intimate, dark, and mysterious atmosphere.