What is the best thing that I love about my work? Every image I create, every story I write, is a new challenge, a “tabula rasa”where I can start all over again.
What is my idea of perfect happiness? Being able to create what satisfies me.
What is my greatest fear? Spider! My brain cannot accept the way they move… “like little hands”.
What is the trait that I most deplore in myself? I hate my inability to speak in public when there are too many people that I don’t know.
Which living persons in my profession do i most admire? I love Matteo Basilé, Nicola Samorì, Riccardo Varini, Maria Silvia Avanzato, Sophie Calle… but the list of names, between writers and photographers, would be too long to be able to list them all.
What is my greatest extravagance? I love everything that is made up of shades of black: walls, objects, clothes, paintings.
On what occasion would I lie? When they ask me if I’m happy.
What is the thing that I dislike the most in my work? I hate having to think with everything about the economic aspect.
When and where was I the happiest, in my work? Every time I finish creating something that satisfies me.
If I could, what would I change about myself? My shyness.
What is my greatest achievement in work? See true emotion in a person’s eyes while reading me or watching one of my photographic works.
What do the words ‘The Financial Freedom to Create’ mean to me? Be free to create what you want without having to pay attention to economic impediments.
Where would I most like to live? London.
What is my most treasured possession? A Masao Yamamoto original photo.
What is my most marked characteristic? I am very impatient.
What is my most inspirational location, in my city? The Great Walls around the center of Ferrara.
What is my favourite place to eat and drink, in my city? I love “Apelle” restaurant.
What books influenced my life and how? The Road – Cormac McCarthy. I would like to learn his writing style because I find its style simply perfect.
Who are my favorite writers? Cormac McCarthy, Raymond Carver, Philip Roth, Patrick McGrath, Joan Didion.
You Only Die Once. What music would I listen on my last day? Any Chet Baker song.
Who is my hero or heroine in fiction? Brandon Lee – The Crow.
Who are my heroes and heroines in real life? David Lynch, Joan Didion, PJ Harvey.
Which movie would i recommend to see once in a lifetime? Requiem for a Dream.
What role plays art in my life and work? It’s simply part of all my days.
Who is my greatest fan, sponsor, partner in crime? I do not think I’m so famous to even have fans.
Whom would I like to work with in 2018? Nobody, I cannot work with someone, I can only create when I’m totally alone.
Which people in my profession would i love to meet in 2018? I do not have a particular name. I like to know anyone who can create something that can thrill me.
What project, in 2018, am I looking forward to work on? I would like to be able to finish a new book and a new photographic series.
Where can you see me or my work in 2018? Surely on my site and on my social pages.
What do the words “Passion Never Retires” mean to me? Do not ever get emotional, there is always something new to be surprised of.
Which creative heroes should Peter invite to tell their story? Eugenio Squarcia, Matteo Farolfi, Luigi La Rosa, Giovanni Guidi, and all my other friends.
How can you contact me?
https://www.facebook.com/stefanobonazzi.it
https://www.facebook.com/stefanobonazziautore
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