Vasily Klyukin, In Dante Veritas (2019)
“In Dante Veritas is a large scale, immersive multimedia exhibition by Russian sculptor Vasily Klyukin. It represents a narrative that recreates the nine circles of hell, and includes over 100 multimedia elements, such as sculpture, installation, digital art, audio and light boxes. The exhibitions includes sculptural works, most of which represent negative human traits such as Anger, Gluttony and Betrayal.
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“The immersive exhibition encourages visitors to examine the sculptures with an audio guide narrated in the style of Dante’s poems. The sculptures of human sins also portray the punishment that comes with the sin. For instance, Gluttony is incredibly obese and Temptation has no limbs.” [. . .] —Elucid Magazine, (n. d.) [Link broken as of September 12, 2024.]
Click through the artist’s ebook based on the original exhibit here.
Sighting Citation:
“Vasily Klyukin, In Dante Veritas (2019).” Dante Today: Citings and Sightings of Dante’s Works in Contemporary Culture. Elizabeth Coggeshall and Arielle Saiber, eds. February 5, 2020. https://www.dantetoday.org/sightings/vasily-klyukin-in-dante-veritas-2019/.