Can(n)ibal 2017

"This thing of darkness I acknowledge mine."

– William Shakespeare, The Tempest
(Act 5, Scene 1)

Can(n)ibal

Compelled by an inner drive, I transform these images—captured on the Pororari River's edge, where morning light and mist stirred with forested cliffs—immersing them in shadow and darkness. The process is both unsettling and strangely freeing, leaving me with persistent questions: Why this urge for change?

My mind draws a link to Caliban, Shakespeare’s complex figure of darkness and fascination. His words anchor me as I navigate my alchemy. Invoking shadows, I touch upon what is hidden within the landscapes and within myself, inviting a dialogue with my own inner tempests. "Be not afeared…"

ROSE MORTE

THE LAST WAVE

Rachel Punturiero
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