Lieutenant Antonio Pernía (Photo: M. Cuchi) + Engraving from the Book ‘Enchiridion’ by Joost Damhourdert, 1554 1995 - 2007

Editor: This is León Ferrari’s "Lieutenant Antonio Pernía (Photo: M. Cuchi) + Engraving from the Book ‘Enchiridion’ by Joost Damhourdert, 1554." It's a powerful image, combining a stark historical engraving with a more modern photograph. It's deeply unsettling. What do you read into the juxtaposition here? Curator: It's a gut punch, isn't it? Ferrari, bless his rebellious heart, throws a medieval torture scene right up against a portrait of a naval officer. For me, it's about power, timeless and ever-present. Aren't we always refining our instruments of control? Editor: So, you see it as a commentary on the continuity of oppression? Curator: Absolutely! Think about it: the old ways, the new faces, same game. And doesn't that make you squirm just a bit? I find myself asking, "Who are the torturers now? And, gulp, might that be me?" Editor: It definitely makes you think about complicity. Thanks, that's a really uncomfortable but important perspective.