Shaping the perception of the ladies he courted with a delirious impression of love, Sparace conceives the idea that, over time, he has always romanced the same woman. This idealising approach has driven him to recreate the muse who inspired his poetry when he was a boy. Obsession and love have the same root: Sparace feels that there cannot be any affection without a prior haunting passion. "The Man who blackened the Sky" is a collection of poems written by Leonardo Sparace. The verses together with the images describe an unrequited love that nonetheless stands as being very powerful, because it is unconditional, pure and not subjected to the wearing effect of time.