Illustration- Sprache Ist Identität

Sprache ist identität
Lingua è identità

The girl depicted is a south Tyrolean girl, we can notice it by their hairstyle and her dress. She is speaking her language which is part of her identity, a part of her, for that reason puzzle pieces make her up. The puzzle pieces also make up a pair of handcuffs which represent the deprivation of the freedom to speak German during the fascist period.