Xhafa is known for his controversial and provocative artistic works and interventions that he himself likes to label as “actions”. Most of his oeuvre is built on the challenge towards institutions, prejudices, and stereotypes, offering almost a repertory of tactics to counter standardisation and categorisation in today’s political rhetoric. With 2 705 baci..., the artist investigates the new paradigm unfolded by the current politico-economical situation of Italy, where the state has been reduced to a desire-fulfilling machine for the will of only one person, the Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. As Slavoj Žižek points out, “Berlusconi is a significant figure and Italy an experimental laboratory where our future is being worked out.” What is interesting to note is Xhafa’s ability to not simply visualise aspects of the current state of affairs, but also to lay before us a foresight of what’s coming to Italy and to the rest of Europe – the rise and expansion of authoritarian capitalism.