The female hand grasping an apple carries heavy symbolism.
Defiance of authority, female agency, temptation, original sin, the end of paradise, and also an act of discovery.
Knowledge is power.
But knowledge can also bring suffering.
Gaining knowledge is an act of losing innocence, a process of growing up and parting with the soft blanket of childish ignorance by learning and experiencing the brutal realities of life.
Wisdom, is another story.
Method: Glitch collage and AI (Photoshop and Midjourney).
