Dear Maria,
What am I working on, you inquire?
During the days of the week (what a complicated expression; I’m at that stage where I can’t speak any language properly anymore) I work on the “Piazza d’Italia”. It’s very nice but a little late in the year. Verona, Brunico, and Carpi are done and now it’s Torino, Alessandria, Pisa and Livorno.
Think about what could be done with this, here’s a short description by way of example: Verona “Piazza delle Erbe”, a market every day from morning until evening, connected next door with the “Piazza dei Signori” containing a statue of Dante and the “Cafe Dante” located next to the Place of the Signori… In one corner visitors pray to Maria and then purchase a yellow song bird or a plucked bird for the dinner table, etc..
Nights here are possessed of a wonderfully sacred mood that includes closed umbrellas at the Maria Fountain and the dimly lit facades of the concrete houses.
That gives you an idea of what form the whole thing will have; maybe it will draw some interest in America.
I hope to drive to Sardinia next week for ECA (Marshall Plan) and spend two weeks working there. My only concern is that the trip to India is getting postponed further and further.
Regards to you and Hans
Sincerely Werner