About Hercules and Antaeus

“About Hercules and Antaeus”
Installation, videos, old school books, roman sculptures reproductions, photography and collage, 2022, Open Studio

“In Roman mythology, Hercules, son of Jupiter, had to accomplish the 12 labors to purify himself and access immortality. During the accomplishment of the 11th labor, which consisted of stealing the golden apples from the garden of the Hesperides, Hercules killed the north african giant Antaeus, king of Libya ( son of Gaia goddess of the earth..)”

The installation explores how memory is constructed through the production and circulation of texts, images, and objects, employing techniques like collage, superposition, and video to deconstruct dominant narratives. By linking past, present, and future, the installation traces the impact of colonial history from Roman-Greek mythology to contemporary 'space geopolitics.

“About Hercules and Antaeus” Installation wall II at “The shadow cone Decolonial narratives of Overseas” 2022 Group Exhibition, Napoli,Italy.