The Pieces of Eden

"Did perpetual happiness in the Garden of Eden maybe get so boring that eating the apple was justified?" - Chuck Palahniuk

The poetic trope of Eden has a long history and eternal relevance. It is a metaphor for unattainable happiness, the possibility of an idyllic life, the elusive perfection from which man has been driven by his own fall. Yet the question arises: could we even talk of Eden if we were stuck there forever? After all, the meaning of Eden is desire itself. Our emotions, our passions, the admiration of one moment, the love of beauty, the longing for fleeting pleasures: all these are made precious by bringing us closer to a perfection that we cannot attain. Something that we can never possess, but never give up the chance to obtain.

These photographs are snapshots in their own. They give us a glimpse into the movements of a world that is said to be lifeless. Where the passionate emotions of flowers, the mourning of an egg, or the nuptials of a petal and a lemon are not fiction but the pure meaning of life. The fragility of innocent flowers becomes even more accentuated in the presence of danger. Temptation, the evil that lurks, sneaks into pleasure like a serpent, but does not suppress it. These are unforgettable moments, beautiful on their own, which sometimes carry the message that what is true is beautiful and what is beautiful is fleeting. The pieces of Eden are whole in themselves and yet part of a greater unity. They are imprints of pure love, of a devotion that lasts until death, while doing no more than telling the unattainable promise of a world full of passion. And we, as observers, have only one task: to enjoy beauty and try to preserve it within ourselves.