On the one hand, since man became self-conscious, since he started looking at himself from the perspective of a witness, we recognize that he let go of his primitive nature. And from then on has hidden his nakedness, figuratively speaking, with leaves.
On the other hand, by means of his knowledge, whatever it may be, man always puts himself on display. Our buildings, cars, airplanes in the sky, our art, be it The Gioconda or to stir a pot of nettle soup, it shows what we are.
