THE POWER BEHIND THE THRONE

THE POWER BEHIND THE THRONE

AUTHORITY IS RARELY ALONE.

POWER DOES NOT ALWAYS SIT ON THE CHAIR.
SOMETIMES IT SITS ON THE SHOULDER.

THIS WORK PORTRAYS LADY MADELINE FROM THE FAMILLIA SERIES RULING OVER THE PORTAL OF POWER. SHE IS SEATED ABOVE HIM, NOT AS COMPANION BUT AS COMMAND. THE PORTAL APPEARS HERE IN HUMAN FORM, MOVING THROUGH THE WORLD WHILE HER PRESENCE DICTATES HIS EVERY DECISION AND MOVE.

THE RULER MOVES.
THE IDEA RULES.

THE THRONE MAY BE VISIBLE.
THE FORCE THAT SHAPES IT IS NOT.

THIS IS NOT A STORY ABOUT A SINGLE GOVERNMENT.
IT IS A COMMENTARY ON HOW IDEAS, DOCTRINES, AND NARRATIVES GOVERN THOSE WHO APPEAR TO LEAD.

IN DYSTOPIA, POWER IS PERFORMED IN PUBLIC.
CONTROL OPERATES ABOVE IT.

A COLLISION OF SCULPTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND DIGITAL MANIPULATION. THIS WORK IS CONSTRUCTED FROM ORIGINAL IMAGES OF BRONZE SCULPTURES FROM THE FAMILLIA SERIES, 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.