Wouldn’t you love to believe that this is actually a photographic proof of a newly discovered species of forest dwellers that live in symbiosis with mushrooms? I know I would. I grew up on the countryside with a huge mysterious forest close to my parents house. Back then I wouldn’t have been surprised if I had found one of these creatures next to an old tree trunk, enjoying the late afternoon sun, nibbling on a piece of decomposing wood. This being a blog about other things than the discovery of nature’s secrets it is, of course, highly unlikely that I should write about such a critter. And still, the photo above really sets my olfactory senses tingling with memories of the soft and spicy aroma of the forest. Its as if I can almost touch the creature and feel its skin.

Yesterday I wrote a little about how many of the toys produced these days are not much more than bits of plastic intended to produce cash. Visually appealing but else there is very little. It might be that this figure by Igor San took more time to build than many of the so called “designer” toys and despite my efforts I can not find a story. So why am I posting this? Wasn’t I the one who complained about missing stories in the first place? Isn’t a figure regardless of its achievements in craftsmanship the same as any spherical shape if it doesn’t transport content? Well, maybe you got me there.

Then again, the photo actually does tell a story. Ok, not one that has any obvious plot points or a protagonist and matching antagonist but it is there. It is the marriage of the figure in the foreground and the visible nature that surrounds it. While the images taken in a light box underline the formal aspects of a sculpture, pictures such as the one above give a different insight. They can show you a natural habitat, a living area, a battlefield or any other place you can imagine. Though in the end, it actually doesn’t need to be a photo. It might just as well be a single illustration, a comic strip or just a string of words.