You’re 16, 17, maybe 18 at most. Life is ready to give you everything, but the endless choices ahead feel overwhelming. You know you love to draw, in your mind you create incredible worlds and ever-new stories.

It’s hard to talk about it with anyone—"They wouldn’t understand," you think.

That’s why what truly matters in a creative school is a sense of community, belonging, and belief in one’s abilities—even before the academic offering.

For THE SIGN ACADEMY, we created a manifesto video that reflects all of this, to be shared during online open days.

At Aperto, mutual exchange and teamwork have always been essential. Knowing that we can rely on each other to push past our limits and that every idea is valid until proven otherwise—it was an honor to give a voice to so many young people like us.

“The time has come to show who we are.
a counterculture.
A response to the normality of existence.

We are different! Each of us is different.
And it's our differences that make us unique.
To make our expression an irrepressible revolutionary force.
We have the ability to set fire to the world one day and flood it the next.
We are the ones who translate dreams, and give them life.

We don't have to listen to those who define us under the same current.
We must not let ourselves be locked into a single genre.

This is how we communicate.
It is the language that unites us.
And it's time to make our voices heard.

Our art cannot be reduced to a single form.
We are not replicable
We are not followers
We are limitless.

We are the ones who leave a mark.”

‍Additional Credits: Video Production Elephant Studio