The roots-branches of the tree are also substantial elements in his work. The tree is one of the most frequent symbolic elements in all cultural traditions, either in correspondence with divine figures (Attis-Fir, Osiris-Cedro, Apollo-Laurel…) or in association with the personification of the qualities of a whole people (Celtas-Encina, Scandinavians-Fresno, Germanos-Linden, Hindus-Higuera…). As a vertical symbolic image it is possible to see in its form a vehicle of direct contact and transmission between the world of the underground (as origin) and the world of the air (as a horizon and culmination).
Ivan de La Torre Amerighi
