Simeti directly references the 18th-century artistic concept of the "Sublime"—the feeling of awe mixed with terror when facing nature's power (think of a huge storm or a volcano). By placing this scene on domestic wallpaper , he moves that terror from the grand canvas into your living room. The danger isn't out there; it's on your walls.
At first glance, it looks like a charming, antique 18th or 19th-century engraving of a forest, complete with classical ruins. But upon closer inspection, the scene is chaotic. la ritirata 2009 install