Within this object of destruction there is a very interesting juxtaposition. The grenade 💣 - a weapon of death 💀and destruction, is shaped like an egg 🥚 - a symbol of fertility, birth and life. The Forbidden tells the story of man's existence through allegory. The clamshell hand opens to reveal a pineapple 🍍grenade --- the forbidden fruit 🍎. Within this device, you see the cycle of life: a beautiful garden 💐 growing inside the weapon - from life comes death and from death comes life. The butterflies 🦋 are symbols of our ever-changing world. The colorful bird 🦜 perched on top reminds us of the fragility of life, but is also a symbol of freedom. Finally, in the background is a porthole framed by a garden. The garden is reminiscent of where all life might have started. Flowers themselves being some of the first things of beauty on this planet. The porthole is a window through time. It reminds us not only of our past, but the present and the future.
