Estate 2 (That Summer), acrylic paint, pigments, varnish on Arches paper, 39 x 31 cm, 2026.

Work inspired by the title of Meredith D'Ambrosio's work: Estate (That Summer).

The work on paper is titled Estate (That Summer), a title that already plays on a subtle linguistic ambiguity, even before the image is seen: in Italian, "estate" means "summer," while in English, "estate" refers to a property, an estate, or real estate. The subtitle in parentheses, (That Summer), removes the ambiguity and directs the reading toward the Italian meaning, "that summer."

Meredith D'Ambrosio, an American jazz pianist and singer renowned for her subtle interpretations and mastery of the repertoire, recorded "Estate" on her album Beware of Spring!, alongside a repertoire of songs built around the seasons and the passage of time.

I am referring to a tension common to both works, both pictorial and musical, between the apparent gentleness of the word "summer" and the melancholic weight it ultimately carries. In the song, summer is described as scorching, with a burning intensity that becomes painful; the sun, the sunsets, the scent of flowers—all this luminous and sensory vocabulary of the beautiful season turns against itself, becoming the vehicle of sorrow. A visual work that adopts this same title thus seems to consciously fit into this tradition: to evoke the warm and luminous imagery of summer (colours, light, atmosphere) while subtly suggesting a feeling of nostalgia or loss, precisely the strategy of the song, where the beauty of the season serves as a counterpoint to absence.