Before the drama, before conflict, before memory.

This prequel piece stands as a singular testament to pure potential. Here, a solitary apple, a perfect, unblemished sphere against the void, the moment before connection, before reflection. It is the very essence of innocence, poised on the cusp of an inevitable transformation.

Eni tí ó mọ̀ọ́kan, ó mọ̀ọ́kan; ẹni tí ó mọ̀ méjì, ó mọ̀ ayé.” - He who knows one knows solitude; he who knows two knows the world.

This is the zero point, the breath held before the first choice, the silence before division. It embodies the timeless symbol of the Forbidden Fruit, hinting at the 'fall' into knowledge, the separation from unity, and the genesis of the very conflicts and pairings that define us.

"The is the quiet moment before the story begins, that single knowing, a self untested by encounter.