THE ISLAND

Those who are fascinated by the invisible, stand enthralled. Those who do not care for it, cannot even begin to see that this world exists. ...

For humans, this place has always been the home of both the holy and the hostile. Overwhelmed by the subject, unable to escape our rituals of admiration, we contemplated this realm from afar, filled with devotion. In its own way, the island continued to keep us at a safe distance. We had not been accepted yet.

But the savage beauty of this entity possessed such a power of enchantment, such a force of attraction that we threw ourselves without restraint into this bottomless pit, hoping to encounter some memories rising to the surface.

This is how, despite all the warnings, despite all our fears, we were irresistibly drawn to the island. We set out to discover it with that intoxicating mixture of fear and excitement that put all our senses on alert. Floating above the moor, beguiled by siren’s calls we couldn’t possibly resist, exalting moment. ...