It’s like a memory suspended in the wind, a whisper of life and death intertwined. The dry branch carves the void, while the woman’s face fades like morning mist. Golden tears fall slowly, turning pain into beauty, like a silent song for those who are no longer here. A whispered farewell, engraved in time, eternal – a tribute to the memory of the woman victim of the femicide in Altopascio.

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This diptych exudes a profound delicacy, suspended between reality and dream, like a rarefied image of hidden emotions. The choice to incorporate natural elements—the dry branch, the golden ginkgo leaves—creates a powerful bridge between the natural world and human vulnerability.

The left panel, with its white clouds and black twig, seems to reflect an emptiness, almost a contrast between life and death. The dry branch embodies a wound, a difficult experience that has left its mark.

The right panel, with the blurred profile of a woman, suggests something ethereal—an absence, a memory. The golden ginkgo leaves, descending like tears, convey a sense of sublimated sorrow, as if these golden tears were the result of transforming pain into beauty, or an inner struggle to find peace and meaning. The ginkgo, a symbol of strength and resilience, here turns tears into something precious, as if preserving a luminous memory amid suffering. The blurred face evokes the idea of an identity dissolving—a person who is no longer there, whose presence becomes almost evanescent.

This work carries a powerful message: the beauty of the leaves and the contrast between black and white invite contemplation on the loss of a life and the violence inflicted. It represents not only grief but also the dignity that endures in the memory of those who loved this woman.