One of Charles Darwin's worries, together with gastropods, were worms, the Lumbricus terrestris, to which he dedicated the last book of his life and which sold even more than the "Origin of Species". Worth reading: > "The Action of Worms on the Formation of Vegetable Mould".
He devoted years to the study of the humblest and most ordinary creatures and revealed how earthworms, “in their tireless commitment to turning and sifting the earth, produce vast and unexpected effects in the long run, from the formation of humus to the tilling of the soil, to the transformation of the landscape itself. Far from being despicable beings, they also show glimpses of intelligence and are a living metaphor for his theory of natural selection: blind and tireless. Man is not the only holder of intellect, there is a scale in the distribution of faculties and dispositions in the animal kingdom, but no leap, since our origin is common.” (cfr: G. Scarpelli)
The photos titled INSIDE OUT are a reflection on the action of worms to bring to the surface what is underneath and vice versa, in a continuous and free incessant work of oxygenation and regeneration of the soil.