The scene opens on two figures representing the same person: one incarnation of the conscious and the other of the unconscious. The conscious appears in a collected, almost hunchbacked position, with his gaze turned downwards, lost in melancholy contemplation. The unconscious places a hand on his shoulder and indicates with determination a direction to follow, suggesting an inevitable or the most appropriate path. However, this unconscious is difficult to understand and follow. Like Carl Jung's shadow, it not only represents our potential, but also everything that we distance ourselves from and that we would not like to follow. This ambiguity often makes us unable to distinguish between instincts for improvement and choices dictated by our fears.
Both figures are surrounded by a tall bamboo field, often associated with flexibility and strength. In this context, bamboo represents the feeling of loss and the complexity of finding possible paths, just as the mind generates doubts that spread rapidly, invading every area of our psyche. Above them, a foggy sky offers a sense of mystery and uncertainty, while an explosion of stars reminds us of a possible hope and wonder of uncertainty, the surprise of new events. This celestial contrast reflects the internal dualism of the protagonist: the conscious anchored to the earth, weighed down by his own mind, and the unconscious that tries, in his own way, to guide him through the chaos towards the light of possibilities.
