This selection reconsiders the two ancient forms of representation—portrait and landscape—through the lens of Foucault's concept of subjectification. It positions the viewer as the heir to the moment when Adam and Eve first confronted knowledge, inviting them to witness contemporary manifestations of humanity’s effort to question and make sense of its own existence.The portrait transforms into an intimate record of the dialogue that the subject engages in with their inner reality. Here, each representation forms a visual manifesto of the pain of self-consciousness and existential searching.The landscape comprises the second leg of this inquiry, evolving into the topography of traces left by memory and social codes on the individual. The work, which addresses childhood traumas using the knot metaphor, points to one of the most poignant points of this topography.The interpretation of these representations by independent artists demonstrates the existence of an autonomous language against the dominant discourses of the art market. This selection argues that preserving and supporting this autonomous language is a way of thinking that must be maintained.