How many times in your life people asked you this question? How do you normally answer? By saying your real name, a fake name, or a pseudonym? Do you have only one name? Do you like your name?

Chioggia represents a unique demographic case in Italy, and world-wide I’d say: because of the exceptional number of people bearing the same surname: either Boscolo or Tiozzo. I’ve looked in the phone book for Angelo Boscolo and I found about … Continue reading →

Since our name change, my colleagues and I were investigating issues such as identity vs identification, multiplicity vs multiplication, the name as an interface between the private and the public, and the personal name as a brand. We then started … Continue reading →