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THIS WORK MERGES THE FACE OF BROTHER CAIN WITH THE AMERICAN FLAG.
CAIN, THE ARCHETYPE OF FRATRICIDE, SYMBOLIZES CONFLICT BETWEEN BROTHERS, COMPETITION FOR DOMINANCE, AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF POWER UNCHECKED.

THE FLAG BECOMES A MASK.
THE MASK BECOMES POSTURE.

IN THE CONTEXT OF WAR OF NATIONS, THE UNITED STATES IS PORTRAYED AS A SUPERPOWER WHOSE REACH EXTENDS FAR BEYOND ITS BORDERS. MILITARY, ECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL FORCE INTERSECT WITH A NARRATIVE OF MORAL AUTHORITY.

BROTHER CAIN INTRODUCES A QUESTION:
WHEN POWER CLAIMS PROTECTION, DOES IT ALSO CREATE DIVISION?
WHEN A NATION LEADS, DOES IT INEVITABLY CONFRONT THOSE IT CALLS ALLIES AS WELL AS ADVERSARIES?

THIS WORK DOES NOT JUDGE.
IT EXPOSES THE TENSION BETWEEN DOMINANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY IN A WORLD NEARING ESCALATION.

A COLLISION OF SCULPTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND DIGITAL MANIPULATION. THIS WORK IS CONSTRUCTED FROM ORIGINAL IMAGES OF BRONZE SCULPTURES, LAYERED WITH PHOTOGRAPHIC ELEMENTS AND REASSEMBLED THROUGH DIGITAL COLLAGE.

THIS DIGITAL ARTWORK CAN BE PRINTED IN ANY OF THE SIZES AVAILABLE IN THE DROP DOWN BOX.