HDK-Valand – Academy of Art and Design
Graduates: 2024
Specialisms: Photography / Fine Art / Art Curation
My location: Antwerp, Belgium
First Name: Johan
Last Name: Holst Zwergius
University / College: HDK-Valand – Academy of Art and Design
Course / Program: Photography
Graduates: 2024
Specialisms: Photography / Fine Art / Art Curation
My Location: Antwerp, Belgium
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.