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Versisognanti

The grammar of yeast

It is organized in the dark of the chair
a push that ignores the compass,
inflate the breast of flour and patience
without making noise, step by step.

It is a breath that inhabits the sheep
of invisible and secret bubbles,
writes volumes of mollic and shadow
to satiate time his thirst.

In the heat that finally condemns it,
architecture makes itself crust and gold,
giving the world the last perfume
of a mute and laborious treasure.

Explanation

The work opens with a reflection on the generative force that springs from the darkness and silence of a domestic environment. This vital thrust rejects the laws of conventional geometry to embrace organic and slow growth, devoid of rigid measuring instruments. The raw material becomes the physical body of a disciplined wait, where the constancy acts without clamor, suggesting that the true creation requires a gestation far from the sight and a dedication that gradually develops.

In the heart of the composition, attention shifts to the interior architecture of this substance in becoming. A hidden breath is evoked in microscopic cavities, a sort of secret language that is imprinted in the soft mass. Here time is not only an external measure, but an almost nutritive element that matter consumes to transform itself into a tangible narrative. The metaphor of writing suggests that the internal texture of the finished product is comparable to dense volumes of meanings, composed of air and substance.

The conclusion of the process is marked by a dramatic transition to definitive stability. The intervention of heat, while putting an end to biological growth, ennobles the shape by changing it into a solid and chromatographically precious structure. The transition from softness to the resistance of the surface represents the completion of an almost alchemic cycle. What remains is a sensory gift, an olfactory heritage that celebrates the value of a silent commitment, raising the simplicity of daily nutrition to a treasure fruit of a mutant fatigue.

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