“Like a serpent, desire slides in. Temptation is the urge to reach for what burns.”
Temptation captures the primal urge to reach for the forbidden. A figure projects its tongue like a red serpent —a classic symbol of temptation— stretching toward the unknown. The arm, coiling like a snake and lined with thorns, evokes desire that grows, wounds, and seduces at once.
Its fingers point in all directions, as if pleasure and danger scatter equally. In the background, nature watches: a mutated snail and a tropical plant stand in quiet witness. The earthy colors suggest a fragile, sensual paradise. This piece becomes a metaphor for choice — seduction or restraint, instinct or reason.
