“if one of the many contemporary artists (…) I thought, one day felt the need to concentrate his work of an entire year in one artwork and had the courage, the will to assemble it piece by piece through a series of sketches and drawings of his choosing, that artist – I thought to myself – with that artwork could pave the way for a cultural event that in turn could mark the beginning of a historic turning point in the art world. (…) One day the young Filippo Avalle appeared before me…” (Guido Le Noci, Prova finale, Presentazione della Grande Opera n. 1, November 1976)