Davide e il mostro

The life of Davide, a 30-year-old illustrator from Milan, has changed twice: the first, at the age of 8, when he was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome; the second, when he picked up a pencil for the first time. Drawing has since represented the means to overcome his relational difficulties. It is no coincidence that at 14 he invented a character, a black and hairy monster loved by no one: Patatone became the alter-ego that allowed him, through his drawn adventures, to tell how Davide felt: a monster, indeed. And this is how our society often looks at the “different”.“Davide and the monster” is a story about the courage to show oneself for who he really is, and about the rediscovery of the concept of normality.