Snake, Viper, poisonous woman!
The snake, always present.
Il serpente, one of the most ancient and powerful symbols, present in almost all civilizations and mythologies.
In the jewelry we find the snake, both in its representational form of an animal and as a type of chain, the so-called "chain-snake”Which refers to the reptile in a more subtle way, through the sinuosity of its crawling movement.
80s: the Serpe-Fashion!
Le snake chains, just like the one we are proposing make their first appearance in the fashion system in the middle of the years'70 and 80, and given my immeasurable love towards that period, this bewitching necklace could not be missing from the collection Pink Powder.
Speaking of snakes and jewels obviously one cannot fail to mention Bulgari, whose symbol is precisely the snake.
Why the Chain rather than the Charm
This animal represents the dualism between good and evil, la fertility (for the male chauvinist Freud is the male power, sexual and creative force) and is also synonymous with secret knowledge, it is no coincidence that his link with alchemy sees him also depicted in the coat of arms of the order of pharmacists.
Perhaps for this very reason I have never drawn one charm in the shape of a snake: in addition to being banal, it seems to me too much coat pin for a pharmacist.
I preferred to offer you the theme of this animal in more serpentine way, almost sneaky with a chain therefore reminiscent of its crawling movement.
I really like the idea of saying something in a veiled way just like the see-no-see effect. After all, this is precisely the mechanism by which Fashion is Politics and a vehicle for messages.
The Viper is female, the Cobra is male!
I reflected on how much the animal in question is used as an epithet or derogatory way of saying always in the feminine: "You are a snake!" "That Viper" "Hatching a snake within ..."And I saw in this an almost atavistic fear like that of"dark lady”Which fascinates and kills at the same time, the awareness of the strength of the female gender (in all its forms and natures) which one prefers to keep sedated and silent.
The obsession with snake chains, python prints, and explicit allusions (just think of Donatella Rettore's "Cobra") were born in the 80s and reflect the provocative and fashion post-hippie spirit of that historical period.
The revival we have been experiencing in recent years (see Seletti's prints, Gucci's python ...) I see it as a peremptory order towards the female community (in its totality) to dare to shamelessly exhibit an unscrupulous and divergent exhibitionist power.
The power of Metamorphosis
Given its ability to change skin, it is a symbol of rebirth, a metamorphosis that combined with the mortality of the poison makes the snake ambivalent and transformative, for the Egyptians it was a symbol of eternal youth, something the human soul has always tended to.
For the Eastern philosophies, the serpent embodies divinity or superior forces as in the Indian tradition in which it is the Kundalini that is a terrible reptile for its poison that dwells in each of us. However, the dark energy of this beast can be awakened and mastered in order to bring physical and mental well-being.
While for the Christian religion it is the symbol par excellence of the evil one.
The coils of the serpent, thanks to their circularity, recall the Infinite from which the cosmic cycle without beginning or end.
At this point, I think it is clear the charm mixed with disgust that the snake exerts on me and why Rosa Cipria could not do without this necklace.
