Animo convulso

The diadem - a regal element that, like the crown, is a symbol of dignity and authority in this case, its hooked tips take on an enigmatic meaning, projecting us into a sort of medieval age, into the vertigo of the silences that those places and times, full of light and shadows, evoke in the anxiety of a transcendental dimension often invoked and at times reached.

The dried fruit of Harpagophytum Procumbens, the socalled Devil’s Claw, a miraculous plant from South Africa, also has strong ambivalent meanings: used since the dawn of civilization for its powerful anti-inflammatory properties, in nature, with its hooked form, it can cause wounds and pain.

A nature, therefore, with a double entity and essence: beneficial and healing, but also cruel and destructive.