Babilonia
To be a hardliner, to be faithful to one’s ideas, starting from the absolute validity of one’s principles, is not a common or widely practiced exercise of style in our time. It requires strength, character, respect for oneself and others, and respect for what one loves and hates. Seeking the stability of one’s own hegemony means rejecting any alliance. The feeling of belonging to a stereotype creates walls much more solid than real ones, and thus ideologies, dogmas, and prejudices become so strong and entrenched that they drive out any sense of compassion and closeness. It is not a simple world, but it never was. The artist’s work is to unhinge the pseudo-truths, the pseudo-realities constructed by our daily lives, to lead us to THE Truth, while trying to remain as true to ourselves as possible.
In Babylon, the social model is manifested through a very specific aesthetic model, which itself becomes a generator of conflict and incommunicability. It is the classic example of a dog biting its own tail, but in this case, aware that this action will open someone’s eyes—or at least there is this hope. “Untitle#1” and “Untitle#2” are part of an ongoing series in which the aesthetic model of belonging becomes a revealing tool of an increasingly pervasive cultural identity.