Through creativity, it is possible to look within and around ourselves, to reach the sky, to attract lightning. In a materialistic society, it is the only force that allows us to stay in touch with magic and miracles: the incredible spectacle of imagined things becoming real. Una cosa spirituale (Einaudi) is a journey through creative processes and the experiences of artists and mystics, between the earthly and the otherworldly. The author, Vasco Brondi, will be with us to present it together with Stefano Mancuso.

The book:

Una cosa spirituale is a journey between the earthly and the otherworldly, a vision of how to make art in an age of materialism. Vasco Brondi shares his experience with creativity: the moments when he felt the creative flow had stopped, and those in which he found it again.

He explores and connects the creative and spiritual practices of great artists, mystics, and contemplative traditions: Nick Cave and the Sufis, fortune tellers and Federico Fellini, the Desert Fathers and CCCP Fedeli alla linea, Marina Abramović and Tibetan monks, sadhus and David Lynch, Simone Weil and the kingdom of heaven.

It is an invitation to discover and be inspired by the creative processes of filmmakers, musicians, writers, and visual artists—and by their relationship with the invisible. Vasco Brondi, whose songs have reached many, suggests that in this materialistic age, art is not merely entertainment but a way to reconnect with the magic and mysteries of our earthly passage. In this sense, creativity is a spiritual matter.

The author:

Vasco Brondi (1984) is a singer-songwriter and writer. He has created books, albums, and soundtracks, and is considered one of the most relevant and influential musicians of his generation.

He debuted in 2008 with the album Canzoni da spiaggia deturpata under the name Le luci della centrale elettrica.

He is also a teacher and practitioner of yoga and meditation, and organizes retreats focused on bodily, creative, and contemplative practices (PCCC). His latest album is Un segno di vita (Carosello 2024), and his first book is Cosa racconteremo di questi cazzo di anni zero (Baldini Castoldi Dalai 2009).

For Einaudi, he has published Una cosa spirituale. Non fare niente e altre forme d'arte (2026).