By dint of walking among the areas of the uncertain (due to a certain mistrust), by dint of conversing with metaphor and utopia (to understand something more) and by keeping out of the way (certainly due to an innate calmness), we now find we have gained some experience; we have become good explorers. Maybe we can navigate wide, dangerous rivers, and advance into jungles where no one has ever set foot. There is absolutely no need for concern. Now at last we can go ahead with a light tread. The worst is over. We can sit down without too much danger and let even poisonous snakes or obscure spiders crawl over us; we can avoid mosquitoes, too, and eat crocodile meat with the greatest of ease; which doesn’t mean excluding chocolate and cream and crêpes-suzettes à la Grand Marnier. We can do — nearly — anything because, dear friends, as we were saying, we are old and skilled navigators on wide open seas. The fact is that we aren’t afraid any more, I mean, to represent or not represent things or persons, be they elite or derelict, traditions or boorish. Our fear of the past is gone, and so is our still more aggressive fear of the future #038. 2019. Stainless steel, Memphis Milano accessories (tie, bow tie, cummerbund, pochette). 4 elements. Installation. Dimensions variable