Book epilogue
« May we, as we meander through lives too often consumed by worries, preserve everything deep inside ourselves, and, from time to time, revisit our intimate forest: it preserves our quest for immensity – that secret wildness and warm peace that are the ballast of human existence…. »
Texts by Jacques Pion
Selection of photographs from the 9 chapters of the book INTIMUS
THE GENESIS
« Life is made up of unexpected and often decisive encounters that steer us down unsuspected paths. I can now say that it was from that very moment that I felt the need to return…. »
THE PLACE OF DREAMS
« Entering the beech forest of Melogno immediately elicits a feeling of being plunged into darkness, offset by a kind of inner peace…. »
THE AWAKENING OF FEAR
« Under the forest’s dark cloak, anything is possible, and fear and oppression are inevitably awakened…. »
BEWILDERMENT
« A space that is penetrable and deep, but where one can get lost, forgetting order, losing one’s bearings and any sense of direction…. »
APPEASEMENT
« A shaft of light appears before me, and reassured, I listen to the murmurs of the night…. »
THE SACRED
« Each tree is a religious symbol in its grandeur, but also in the miniscule yet monumental mystery that lies in each of its roots, branches and leaves…. »
PROTECTION
« Building a treehouse in the shelter of a tall tree, or discovering a mysterious, abandoned ruin; lighting a toasty fire amongst a few carefully chosen stones…. »
A WORLD OF LIVING THINGS
« The power of the trees flexing their muscles in the form of roots have become companions I can question…. »
THE RETURN
« As I emerge from this extraordinary world of living things, I feel rejuvenated, renewed, deeply moved and even changed…. »