Dei Magna Est Series
Isaac Warrington
Medium: Digitally manipulated photograph printed on Canvas - 1 of 7
Size: 100 cm x 70 cm x 2 cm
Year: 2017
Artwork Description: The work pays homage to a deity or multiple deities in a series of digitally manipulated photographs of organic matter, created in a size meant to dwarf its viewers. It is a guess at attempting to represent the idea of a God or higher being, through visual language. Man’s relationship with higher beings has been an ongoing existential issue for quite some time. In Western culture, there appears to be a decline in the need to have some form of contact with a deity and/or multiple deities. Over time, several religions have morphed the image of God as they saw necessary. This project aims to create visuals that portray one of many possible essences of what God could be. There is no direct attempt at iconography or personification, and no objective claim that this is what God looks like. Rather, it is an introspective and intuitive interpretation of what God/s could be. This project does not suggest blindly following a path towards God. Instead, it encourages the recollection of spirituality as an extension of being human. Through the use of mirrored and organic forms found in nature, the series works towards a renaissance of the spiritual and sacred. The visuals also attempt to embody the mystery and abyss-like essence surrounding the idea of a higher being.