26 May The Persecution of the New
Listen the analysis of the artwork by the voice of Sofia Hatzoglou:
The Middle Ages is also the era of witch hunts, a practice to which this piece refers. The artist uses it to more broadly address the phenomenon of illiberality. The fear of everything that is different, other, new often leads to rejection, even before we can comprehend what it is. And that is how, in the period between 1500 and 1700, thousands of women were put to death, having been accused of practicing witchcraft.
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