Horrors

The contemporary reinterpretation of Salvador Dali's "The Face of War" is a powerful commentary on the modern experience of witnessing suffering, particularly in the context of the situation in Palestine and the overwhelming exposure to such events through social media. In this reinterpretation, I retain the same face and expression from Dali's original painting but covers it entirely with glitter. This transformation from a haunting depiction to one adorned with glitter symbolizes the juxtaposition of horror and superficiality often found in social media. The small heads of suffering in the eyes and mouth are replaced with emoticons, reflecting how tragic events are often reduced to mere symbols or emojis in the digital age. Through this artistic intervention, the user prompts viewers to reflect on the emotional impact of constantly seeing suffering and atrocities on social media platforms. The glitter and emoticons serve as a metaphor for the bombardment of information and images that often desensitize us to the gravity of real-world issues.