Notes

Being inspired by a fact happened of a mantis on a taxi in the centre of Tokyo, the work is an allegory on the identity and sexuality of the

protagonist. Elements that put together with different contemporary realities result not stable and defined anymore, but in constant evolution. An evolution that distinguishes the human being since his birth, but recently it is becoming more evident.

According to Freud, one of the characteristics of the human being is to have many ids (instinctual component of personality that is present at birth), which are multiple identities made of conflicting moments and sudden transformations.  

“The Mantis on the Taxi” tries to show these transformations giving an interpretation, both physical and mental, on the identity and the nature of the human being in a global world which is subjected in turn to sudden changes. A world where solid and definite boundaries between male and female, East and West, real and virtual, carnal and spiritual, are questioned to propose a critical consideration of the reality we live in.