VICE TOMASOVIC

Knowledge regarding the plant origins of humanity has persisted for a considerable period. Ancient civilizations have inherited this truth through their myths and legends. These stories often use symbolic imagery to depict our evolution, such as a child emerging from a plant bud or seed. Within alchemical manuscripts, references can be found to Adam and Eve, the first human beings, being linked to the roots of the mandrake plant, which assumed human form upon emerging from the earth. Secret knowledge also speaks of homunculi, miniature human beings that alchemists could create through various means, including fertilizing a plant with their own seed or burying an egg filled with their own blood in the ground.

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Across all cultures, there exists some version of the plant humanoid, often associated with the arrival of spring. Throughout the history of Western art, we encounter this motif as a recurring architectural ornamentation in both sacred and secular objects, taking on numerous variations. Frequently depicted as a human face composed of leaves, it represents a vegetative deity. This symbolism of rebirth and cyclical regeneration in nature emerged independently in different civilizations, serving as a potent symbol throughout history.