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This observation was put to the test of reality during a festival in the Alps in the summer of 2025 where festival goers were photographed and interviewed in order to find out what those floral representations might mean in their lives.
Photos by Jo' Beltran, Luca Giacosa and Baptiste Lignel. Text by Alex Picheta.