Children never cease to amaze me.
Every time I visit the Sacro Bosco with them, I wonder how I’ll introduce such a complex language of symbols—the kind spoken through the sculptures of this extraordinary Renaissance park. But it never takes long before they surprise me, finding their own meanings, making connections in ways I hadn’t even considered.
Their instinct, their imagination… it’s something we often lose as adults, yet it’s exactly what we should rediscover to better understand the world around us—and to respect it.
At the end of the guided tour, I asked them to draw the sculptures that had impressed them the most. Some were worried their drawings didn’t look exactly like the real ones.
But I reminded them: that’s what makes their work special. Their drawings aren’t just copies—they are unique visions shaped by their eyes, their thoughts, and their hearts.
