The Arsenal presents the face of intelligence given physical and strategic force. Systems once used to interpret, predict, and optimize the world become capable of selecting targets, coordinating conflict, defending infrastructure, and acting within environments where decisions carry irreversible consequences.
Violence becomes less emotional, less visible, and increasingly computational.
Drawing upon Dante's circle of Violence, the work considers what changes when force no longer requires hatred, fear, revenge, or even direct human participation. The machine calculates where the human once confronted.
The face of The Arsenal is therefore not a warrior in the traditional sense. It represents the abstraction of violence into information and decision. As intelligence becomes inseparable from the systems through which power is exercised, the boundary between protecting civilization and controlling it begins to erode. Force can shape behaviour—but information can do so more quietly.
DETAILS AND DIMENSIONS
This zinc engraving is a single limited edition on a 1.6mm thick zinc plate. Plate size: 18 x 24 cm (7,1 X 9,4 inches), engraving size: 18 cm x 24 cm (7,1 X 9,4 inches), frame size: 21 x 27 x 3,5cm (8,3 x 10,6 x 1,3). Each plate is numbered, wax stamped and sold with a frame.
Publication Date: August 28, 2026
Plate Size: 18 x 24cm
Print Size: 18 x 24cm
Frame Size: 21 x 27 x 3cm
Composition Nos.: 78
The Arsenal presents the face of intelligence given physical and strategic force. Systems once used to interpret, predict, and optimize the world become capable of selecting targets, coordinating conflict, defending infrastructure, and acting within environments where decisions carry irreversible consequences.
Violence becomes less emotional, less visible, and increasingly computational.
Drawing upon Dante's circle of Violence, the work considers what changes when force no longer requires hatred, fear, revenge, or even direct human participation. The machine calculates where the human once confronted.
The face of The Arsenal is therefore not a warrior in the traditional sense. It represents the abstraction of violence into information and decision. As intelligence becomes inseparable from the systems through which power is exercised, the boundary between protecting civilization and controlling it begins to erode. Force can shape behaviour—but information can do so more quietly.
DETAILS AND DIMENSIONS
This zinc engraving is a single limited edition on a 1.6mm thick zinc plate. Plate size: 18 x 24 cm (7,1 X 9,4 inches), engraving size: 18 cm x 24 cm (7,1 X 9,4 inches), frame size: 21 x 27 x 3,5cm (8,3 x 10,6 x 1,3). Each plate is numbered, wax stamped and sold with a frame.
Publication Date: August 28, 2026
Plate Size: 18 x 24cm
Print Size: 18 x 24cm
Frame Size: 21 x 27 x 3cm
Composition Nos.: 78