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Brothers on the R(un)oad

Originally dedicated to Brothers on the Run, the decoration depicts those same brothers on the road... leading to their new home. The image is inspired by a fragment of a panel painting by Francesco d'Ubertino, known as Bacchiacca, depicting Joseph's pardon his brothers. Here, the brothers appear escorted by men-at-arms, as if they were victims of war driven from their homeland. Behind that image, however, lies a far more complex truth, rooted in paternal injustice, envy, and jealousy that fuel new wrongs and could justify new retaliation. This is how revengese are born. This is how wars are born. The scene is completed with family peace thanks to the unilateral decision of one party: Joseph with his pardon. Sentiment prevails over logic. As in the "Prisoner's Dilemma," where the most mutually rewarding strategy would be one based on trust, while logic would suggest aiming for the best outcome by playing "against" the opponent. In reality, the Prisoner's Dilemma demonstrates that the most effective outcome in a conflict is through a course of action that builds trust, but responds with sanctions if the other side behaves hostilely, until mutual trust is restored. In reality, dilemmas involve multiple parties simultaneously and are internally layered. They require a clear topological orientation and a strategy that has, to use the words of Castaneda's Don Juan, a heart: the heart demands values on which to base trust, not opportunism or particularism. Any choice developed in this way would have the power to change the world.

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by Daniele Calamandrei

giovedì, ottobre 26, 2023