Chimera
1. Mythological creature with a lion’s head and body, a goat’s head on its back and a snake’s tail, also bearing a head. It is portrayed in ancient art while spitting fire and is considered to be the physical embodiment of destructive forces.
2. An unfounded idea, a vain dream, fantasy, utopia: chasing chimeras.

Chasing these chimeras was D’Adamo’s main focus from 2017 to 2019, though the first attempts to shape the series date back to 2015. The earliest works were showcased in October 2017 during the homonymous exhibition held at Palazzo SS. Salvatore in San Giovanni in Persiceto (Bologna), while the later production was featured almost entirely in the December 2018 exhibition Discanto at Gallery 212 in Bologna. The Chimere collection includes 52 works, all of which are displayed below. This visual trajectory later paved the way for the Imago series.