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GUIDO MOCAFICO:SERPENS---GUIDO MOCAFICO 作品集

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Bywayofadayjob,GuidoMocaficotakespicturesforWallpaper,TheFaceandFrenchandAmericanVogue.Foryearshe\'salsobeenphotographingcreepy-crawlies,includingspiders,snakesandjellyfish.Whatanimalhasinspiredasmuchdread,asmanylegends,asmuchrevulsionandterrorasthesnake?Amongthe2,700knownspecies,fewaredangerous,letalonelethal,tohumans,butprejudicesrundeep.Cobras,mambas,vipersandtheircousinsswinglanguidlyfromAmazoniancanopies,hibernatethroughharshArcticwinters,andeatentirecowsinonegulp;humansquiverintheirboots.Evenassomespeciesfacethepossibilityofextinctionbeforewefullyunderstandthem,newonesarestillbeingdiscovered.Mocafico\'sexplorationsoftheiraestheticpropertiesbringoutthesingularpowerandbeauty--andabilitytounnerve--oftheanimalthathumansocietieshavecalleddemon,divinity,sacredprotectorandancestor.

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