is the biological process which changes the cellular structure of a living creature, giving

origin to a completely different one: from caterpillar, to pupa, to butterfly. In ancient

history, and in literature, metamorphosis described the transformation of a human

being into a natural entity, often an animal or a plant: Ulysses’ mates become swines,

Daphne, a laurel tree, Pier Della Vigna, a thorny bush, Gregor Samsa, a giant vermin. I

represent human beings who are appropriated, incorporated, or “used” by a humble

natural object, such as a fern, grasses or a contorted tree. Both humans and plants

appear unaware of whatis happening. We cannot even tell what creature, if any, will

emerge from their fusion. Theprocess shown here is, therefore, the carrier of ambivalent

meanings and uncertain outcomes.