Thales refers to the Greek sage, Thales of Miletus (Miletus, 635 BC - c. 545 BC), the astronomer who acted in a pre-scientific way, in other words, without the use of apparatus such as a telescope for his studies, instead using his own eyes to observe the firmament.
Stylite
The stylite is a recurring figure in the work of Lluís M. Saumells (Gironella, 1915 - Tarragona, 1999), an object of investigation which lead him to abstraction and the elementary reduction of forms.
A stylite is a type of Christian anchorite who lives in solitude, isolated from the community to avoid temptation and who dedicates his existence to prayer and penitence, living on a platform placed at the top of a column or pillar.