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Dionysius' Dream alludes to crucified medieval monks, heads bowed and hidden by their cloaks, scapular and cowl, blown forward by the force of the wind. Dionysius of Fourna in his 18th Century Painter's Manual for church icons wrote of “a monk crucified on a cross, clothed in a tunic . . . . . . . and with his feet nailed to the footrest of the cross; (with) this inscription: 'Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father, (which is in heaven).' “
Facing each other, the monks scream into the wind. Inspired by the shape of marine pennatule corals the title quiritatio ('scream') refers to the lyrics of The Doors song 'When the Music's Over' :
Before I sink
Into the big sleep
I want to hear
I want to hear
The scream of the butterfly
(ad ex quirito papilio)
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