Siren Song
This collograph constructs a visual metaphor for the precise moment Ulysses is subjected to the Sirens' song.
The trembling surface, characterized by eroded textures and colors that vibrate like acoustic waves, materializes the emotional seismic event triggered by a single voice. Each chromatic mass—blues, greens, and blacks—operates as a resonant frequency, capable of destabilizing the very foundations of the receiver.
The myth lays bare an uncomfortable truth: language is never innocuous. It arrives as a seductive melody, yet leaves indelible, structural imprints. The collograph, through its inherently unstable topographies, reveals a fundamental cognitive reality: what is heard cannot be unheard. It resonates, expands, and irrevocably alters perception.
Here, the song is not heard; it is seen. And in the act of seeing it, it becomes profoundly unbearable. The Sirens' words do not merely seek to seduce; they exist to reveal that every act of listening is a seismic event. Each sound fractures the psyche, leaving a fissure through which a new truth seeps—a truth that renders a return to one's former self impossible.
Size:
19.68" x 7.08"
Technique:
Collograph on paper.
Siren Song
This collograph constructs a visual metaphor for the precise moment Ulysses is subjected to the Sirens' song.
The trembling surface, characterized by eroded textures and colors that vibrate like acoustic waves, materializes the emotional seismic event triggered by a single voice. Each chromatic mass—blues, greens, and blacks—operates as a resonant frequency, capable of destabilizing the very foundations of the receiver.
The myth lays bare an uncomfortable truth: language is never innocuous. It arrives as a seductive melody, yet leaves indelible, structural imprints. The collograph, through its inherently unstable topographies, reveals a fundamental cognitive reality: what is heard cannot be unheard. It resonates, expands, and irrevocably alters perception.
Here, the song is not heard; it is seen. And in the act of seeing it, it becomes profoundly unbearable. The Sirens' words do not merely seek to seduce; they exist to reveal that every act of listening is a seismic event. Each sound fractures the psyche, leaving a fissure through which a new truth seeps—a truth that renders a return to one's former self impossible.
Size:
19.68" x 7.08"
Technique:
Collograph on paper.