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My interpretation of 's wonderful piece the Damned .
Made for the My Version Contest by (Intermediate skill level)

The original piece is very symbolic, as the two characters themselves are turned into a tree. At the same time, they reach for something in the sky (with the snake ready to insert the apple into their hands).
As for my interpretation, I think the myth of the original sin is essentially about 'stuff they don't want you to know'. This is a fascinating and useful myth for priests wanting to keep their subjects nice and ignorant. In that sense, the myth is very similar to the story of Prometheus . People are being punished for their newfound knowledge of the world. (Whether the snake or the first humans are Prometheus, I leave to your interpretation.)
For the above reasons, I chose to place the dangerous knowledge (apple) in the middle of the interaction of the three characters. Further, I think the 'stuff they don't want you to know' is essentially science: awareness of what's going on around you - therefore, terrestrial, closer to the ground (as opposed to being in the sky in thecamat's image). As the characters are about to grasp this knowledge, they become aware that they're not in paradise and that they are mortal.

Description
My interpretation of 's wonderful piece the Damned .
Made for the My Version Contest by (Intermediate skill level)

The original piece is very symbolic, as the two characters themselves are turned into a tree. At the same time, they reach for something in the sky (with the snake ready to insert the apple into their hands).
As for my interpretation, I think the myth of the original sin is essentially about 'stuff they don't want you to know'. This is a fascinating and useful myth for priests wanting to keep their subjects nice and ignorant. In that sense, the myth is very similar to the story of Prometheus . People are being punished for their newfound knowledge of the world. (Whether the snake or the first humans are Prometheus, I leave to your interpretation.)
For the above reasons, I chose to place the dangerous knowledge (apple) in the middle of the interaction of the three characters. Further, I think the 'stuff they don't want you to know' is essentially science: awareness of what's going on around you - therefore, terrestrial, closer to the ground (as opposed to being in the sky in thecamat's image). As the characters are about to grasp this knowledge, they become aware that they're not in paradise and that they are mortal.