Throughout
the centuries the contemplation, delight and veneration of the
horrific has been present in ancestral cultures, as shown in the
libations and sacrifices of classical antiquity, until our time with
its inherent commercialization. Sub umbra mortis consists of a series
of digital collages that deal mainly with death understood not as an
antagonist of life, but as a dark reflection parallel to our
existence. An attempt to recover the spirit of Grand Guignol, the
cathartic experience, terror as the origin of deep thoughts within a
theatrical representation of the macabre.
The
theme heard in the exhibition space could be categorized as
Experimental Ambient/Noise or Noisy Ambient. The
intention is to immerse the viewers in the experience of
contemplating the collages with a specially composed sound guide.
