what i mean

I thought that

Every fiction misconstrued 

Would inch me closer

To you

That every written word

Would stand for things unsaid

And make them mean something

Even if I really don’t

That every prose and hybrid chime

Would get me to read my thoughts

The thoughts I don’t control

And maybe never had

For every time I write

Of the ubiquitous collective you

I really always mean you individually

For this is not for some but just for you

You’d read it certainly

Not meaning anything

For these end up being words

Not necessarily what they mean

Daniel Gianfranceschi (1999, living and working between Munich and Bardolino) is a multidisciplinary artist and writer working within the realms of painting, text and sound. Gianfranceschi previously studied fashion management under Prof. Sabine Resch & Prof. Markus Mattes and is now continuing his studies in painting and sound at the Academy of Fine Arts under Prof. Florian Pumhösl & Prof. Florian Hecker. His work has been shown at Kunstpavillon München, Goethe-Institut Athens, Künstlerhaus Stuttgart, Württembergischer Kunstverein and, most recently, Museum Brandhorst, among others. Writing contributions have been featured in Erratum Press, Cutt Press, Sleeve Magazine, Positionen Magazin, Frameless Magazin and more.