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.