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Willow Smith is doing more than making music, she is making a deep reflection and diving into a philosophical world rooted in nature, complexity, and curiosity.
The Grammy-nominated musician is expanding her vision of what it means to be human in an increasingly disconnected world. At the center of her revelation is her admiration and connection to nature, not just as scenery, but as a deeper meaning.
In a recent Instagram Live, she described it as a “tapestry of beautiful relational dynamics,” referencing everything from seahorses to spiders as proof that the animal kingdom goes beyond the human gender norms imposed by society.
“The different expressions of how the different genders and the different animals procreate is truly a tapestry of beautiful, like, relational dynamics," she explained. "I was looking at some pictures of lions and just thinking about the structure of the way these prides operate in their survival and it’s ancient and I don’t know I’m just tripping out about all these different ones.”
These observations, she said, are less about science and more about perspective. “Nature really has given us such a sprawling representation of so many different kinds of ways that animals relate, so many different ways that the genders relate, that from a human cultural perspective, it really blows our minds."
She continued, "Like looking at nature through a human cultural perspective, like even looking at it through like a gender perspective or like our weird gender roles—nature completely subverts all of that.”
Willow’s life choices reflect her worldview, and she continues to showcase her beliefs in her personal and professional decisions. "In my mind, curiosity is a protection mechanism,” she said. “It makes it harder for the powers that be to pillage our world and pillage the people, because our curiosity has led us to a point of love and devotion.”