Diego Marcon - Oh Mio Cagnetto

Oh mio cagnetto is the artist's first book of writings, conceived as an artwork. It is a collection of 81 little poems that revolve around the missed and mourned figure of a puppy. These short nursery rhymes all open with the same words and employ the same structure: two rhymed couplets in traditional meter. A seemingly naive, childish voice speaks of violence, death and grief, yet never slips into pure plaintive lament. Balancing pathos with humor, the poems turn the puppy into a figure that evokes a broader sense of loss.