The Seventh Circle (Silent Reminder)
Archival pigment print 50 x 60 cm
- Neolithic Axe (Antecedent)
- Cannon Ball (‘Pataphysics; a Solution)
- Hemp Rope (Exalted Nature)
- Hammer (Perverse Duality)
- Pharmaceuticals (Caveat Emptor)
- Multi-Tool (Bric-a-brac)
- Box Cutter (Modern Transmutations)
- Polymer (Simulacra)
- Cellular Phone (The Potemkin Village)
In Johan Holst Zwergius’ practice the allegorical and metaphorical elements reign supreme. The photographical medium acts as the unifier for the artists interests in historical perspectives, unconventional narratives, and the importance of memory.
This project is a part of the artist’s long-form ongoing work about visually translating Dante’s Divine Comedy and the depiction of hell herein. The seventh circle, also known as the circle of violence, is one of the deepest and most vicious circles, and the place where people with violent tendencies towards others and themselves are sent.
Nine photographs show a variety of objects with a historical connection to violence, in a poignant commentary to insinuate that the history of the world is the history of violence.
