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When one encounters the term Vengeance, it is with excitement, suspicion & dread. For vengeance to exist, there must be a prior perception of victimhood, a grievance. The scale of which is determined by the protagonist, but the roles can quickly be flipped. And flipped & flipped again. The chain of vengeance can go on & on and, unless broken, lead to ever escalating levels of calamity.
This uniquely human behavior has been with us from the beginning. Ancient religious texts carry double-edged readings of impending wrath & the fruitlessness of extravagant retaliation. Vengeance has been at the absolute heart of drama throughout the ages & still carries its edge & gravitas. But as ubiquitous as vengeance may be, one must ask, what is the price of vengeance? If vengeance is mine, then what do I owe for its execution?
In contemporary times, cultural fault lines have become more apparent. Though differences have always been a source of easily fanned suspicions, in our current & ever evolving digital environments, the villanous other is a ready tool used to divide those with otherwise common interests. It has become almost fashionable to adopt the role of victim in response to a perceived slight, only to feign outrage & level an escalated counter attack. This game goes on & on, since the beginning of humankind.
Reconciliation is the opposite of vengeance & must be considered in any examination of the idea.
Featuring new work from: Zoe Duchesne, Richard Jochum, Nina Schnefeld, Dahye Kim, Josh Graham, Sarah Mock, Radka Salcmannova, Nicole Antebi, Thomas D. Rotenberg, & Matthias Fritsch
Curated by Leo Kuelbs & Richard Jochum.
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