L'inattendu Painting

It was April 9, 1926. Six fishermen had spent several days at sea on their usual fishing trip. Finally, with the arrival of Easter, they decided to return home. Along the way back the sky had become particularly threatening, with the arrival of the Calabrian wind which had agitated the waves, a prelude to the west wind, dangerous in these situations. A wave capsized the boat. The fishermen desperately tried to swim to shore, but their attempt was in vain. Meanwhile, one of them, not knowing how to swim, clung to the remains of the boat. It was evening when the survivor finally approached the rocks, safe. 'L'inattendu' , the unexpected is a metaphor for the ability to welcome the new, the unforeseen possibilities, the narratives and existences outside of what is already known. Just as 'unforeseen' was the outcome of a tragedy, in which the only one who survived was the one who did not know how to swim and for this reason did not challenge the storm but relied on the waves.