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In-Difesa (in defense) is a photographic series investigating the techniques some plant species adopt to protect themselves from predators or face harsh environmental conditions.

In-Defence: The resilience of plants

Some plants have become warriors, hardening themselves to protect their fragility.

Thorns, mucrons, armors and spines testify to archetypal forms of adaptation and resistance, communicating a posture of defense.

In this game of sharp forms, the promise of a laceration, the pain of a wound is enough to create a necessary and vital distance.

Nature knows how to defend itself if the rules of the game are natural; when men overcome these rules, Nature is defenseless.