![]() The 8th circle describes a black lake of boiling pitch in which the souls of corrupt politicians are immersed. The first book of The Divine Comedy is “Inferno.” Dante has organized the decent into the abyss as a series of circles that become incrementally smaller. “Below the surface, where no one can see you, moving in all directions, at the same time.” The rest of us remain confronted by the mystery held within the stand of logs and dowels.Ĭlark Rendall, Black Lake, 2015, acrylic on canvas, 20 X 20 inches. He has since brought his work back to the gallery, but only those who know the Braille system can understand it tactilely. At the start of his series of Braille works Pranger embedded pegs in live trees in a forest. As Dante tells us, there are many aspects of the dark wood and the artists presented here have each interpreted the richness of the concept through a range of media and methods.īen Pranger visits the text of Dante directly with his “Dark Wood.” Each of his tree-towers presents a stanza from the opening of “Inferno” in Braille. In our exhibition A Dark Wood, Art House Gallery and Curious Matter explore the theme of being lost in the darkness of our fears, doubts and negativity. His character must survey the punishments of Dante’s taxonomy of evil-a full immersion into darkness-before he can understand the depths of his fall, before he is able to find a way to even a dim light of hope. He has lost his spiritual compass, even how to be with and treat other people. During these times of stress we need a sign, a light, some form of guidance or physical help to free us from the strain and confusion.ĭante begins The Divine Comedy with a character who has lost his way in “a dark wood.” The dark wood is a metaphor not only of a crisis of faith, but a crisis of humanity. We may panic, run, or flail about blindly trying to force a way out, often making our situation worse for our efforts. ![]() We sense the danger lurking in the shadows-whether seen or felt-will harm us if it is not conquered. We feel helpless and lost, unsure of what to do to extricate ourselves from the darkness that surrounds us. The exigency may be physical, spiritual, or psychological. 42 X 6 X 6 inches, wooden logs and dowels ![]()
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