[no title] c. 2001 - 2007

Curator: This is an untitled collage by León Ferrari. It is undated, though Ferrari died in 2013, and is now part of the Tate collection. Editor: It looks like he’s overlaid an image onto a newsprint clipping with a headline about religious persecution. What’s striking is how he uses medieval imagery. What do you see in this piece? Curator: The repetition of archetypes—the horsemen of the apocalypse, the fallen figures below—it speaks to a persistent human drama. The newsprint connects these timeless symbols to very specific, contemporary events. What might that imply? Editor: So, the artist is using the old symbols to show how modern events still echo ancient conflicts and persecutions? Curator: Precisely. It suggests that cultural memory keeps these patterns alive, even if unconsciously. Editor: I hadn’t considered how those older symbols could still carry so much weight today. Curator: They’re potent reminders of the past, informing our present.