For a certain period of time Caloro communicated by means of drawings with a young man from Sri Lanka who had just arrived in Rome and did not speak either Italian, English or German, the languages spoken by the artist. The Nilanka drawings express existential desires, dreams and hopes using a narrative language and minimalist symbolism. The exchange of drawings between Caloro and Nilanka enabled them to overcome language barriers and be able to understand each other. Some of the drawings go far beyond the symbolic and universal language but are still comprehensible. In this case, the drawings substitute direct communication and convey information on a deeper, more intimate level. Although the exchange is not immediate and leaves room for interpretation, the protagonists actually understood each other better than through a conventional conversation.
2011