The edges of Rome through instant photos and a mixtape

Eva Geist: "This is Largo Perestrello, near my house. It's a special place because it's a meeting point for everyone: homeless, children, migrants, old people and drug dealers. This little boy was very amused to see me taking photographs, and he approached me without fear. I just go here to see what's going on. It is the piazza par excellence."

Eva Geist: "Passing by here I thought of a work I did for the 'Piranesi Oggi' exhibition at the Casa di Goethe. In one of the video interviews I made together with Pierluca Zanda, the artist Flaminia Lizzani explains what Rome is for her today: traffic, noise, ruins, overlapping of modern and ancient... Porta Maggiore is a place that Lizzani crosses every day and that represents her vision of the city."

Donato Dozzy: "This is something we see almost every day: a particular room in the hallway of the building where I live. It's the window of an indoor terrace that doesn't seem to have any use. It is located in the part of the building most exposed to the sun, and its design generates beautiful plays of light."

Donato Dozzy: "this is simply a glimpse of a building in the city centre that caught my eye."

Eva Geist: "On the side of the square there is a wall with this big mural. The author is the street artist Etam Cru. This is a working-class neighbourhood, which Pasolini had already noticed when he came here to spend his afternoons. There is a lot of art here and some of the street art is really interesting. The work depicts a homeless man coming out of a rubbish can looking completely unmade and holding a coffee pot. The artist has dedicated an entire wall to a scene that is constantly in front of everyone's eyes and that no one pays attention to. It is a moment of sublime everyday life...." Donato Dozzy: "...and it also reminds us that Romans go nowhere without coffee, no exceptions."

Donato Dozzy: "Lungotevere dei Mellini. When the weather is good I stop here to look at the Tiber. It's a dear sight to me."

Donato Dozzy: "Viale Cortina d'Ampezzo. The important thing about this photo is that it was taken around seven o'clock in the evening, when the buildings turn orange in the light. It's something I find particularly moving in Rome. Both sunrise and sunset add beauty to beauty."

Donato Dozzy: "This is the man who feeds us all week. Massimo the greengrocer. He has won our trust month after month. He’s got great food and he’s very popular in the neighbourhood." Eva Geist: "On the left is the classic Ape standing in the street – even on Sundays – selling zero miles vegetables, because they all come from Agro Pontino. For me, having lived nine years in the north, it’s very romantic. It’s something typical of Rome and southern Italy."

Eva Geist: "Horrible, tasteless tags on the walls and a jumble of rubbish: an emblem of Rome."

Donzato Dozzy: "We are still in the Monte Mario area here. I often go for walks with Andrea, and we explore a whole series of internal streets that enjoy a certain peace and quiet. This is a view we came across, very arcane. The tiles transport us to faraway places, like Portugal or Amalfi." Eva Geist: "One of the lyrics by Il Quadro di Troisi talks about this very situation: 'Finché le mattonelle / Mi chiamano / Mi fermo e ridono' (Until the tiles call me, I stop, And they laugh)."

Eva Geist: "This is Ponte Casilino. We are at a spot where you can see the two railways, the urban and the national. The first one carries this mythical trenino, which I think is one of the oldest means of transport in Italy, and which goes from Termini to the Giardinetti district. You can also see the old aqueduct. It's a very romantic but at the same time disturbing place. This street is called 'the street of the three T's: train, trenino and traffic'. There are houses on both sides and those who live there suffer from this jackhammer. I have lived on this street and I can assure you that you can't even watch a movie because the noise overwhelms everything."

Donato Dozzy: "Via Nemea, in northern Rome. This street perhaps represents my whole life. I've always seen this aviary, ever since I was little, and there have never been any birds in it." Eva Geist: "We should shoot a video in it."

Eva Geist: "Another mural dedicated to a boy who died prematurely. These popular urban 'poems' are everywhere."

Donato Dozzy: "Ponte Milvio. This area has changed a lot in recent years, especially following a popular teenage film. This sign, however, has remained there, probably since the beginning of the last century. Behind it you can see the Gran Madre di Dio church."

Eva Geist and Donato Dozzy: "This is a very important place for musical experimentation in the city: the Pescheria. Here the Tropicantesimo guys have created a sort of record library where guests can relax and listen and discuss music. The DJ portrayed is Lola Kola, a relevant person for the Roman art scene. The Pescheria is a place for the propagation of culture that we liked to mention."

Donato Dozzy: "Another view that I feel very attached to. This building, constructed I guess in the 1960s, stands in front of my mother's house. I used to see it every day from my bedroom. Its shape makes it look like a spaceship, and I have always wondered why the aesthetic and technical choices were made. It reminds me of my passions for science fiction, robots, missiles..."