In History, we are talking about human traces.

And barbarity wants to erase them.

I was thinking about that

when you asked me about the essence of History.

History is made with traces.

Mythology is made with essence.

That’s why Mythology is the essence of History.

I think now that this is the same

in the field of paintings.

We have traces and essence.

We have colors and shape.

For Mankind we want essence and shape

not only traces and colors.

So when we are talking about human traces

we are talking also about essence and shape.

The essence of the shape

and the shape of the essence.

I will not ask you what you prefer

because I know that you love both.

So it’s not a question of choice.

Just imagine that both

are incorporated in a painting