Ongoing project
The myth of Apollo and Daphne starts with Cupid firing two arrows:
one made with gold, one with lead; one kindles love, the other dispels it.
The first arrow shot Apollo. The second one wounded Daphne, which made her flee from her pursuer.
She turned into a laurel tree in order to escape.
Apollo and Daphne, Francesco Trevisani (1656-1746)
I remember when I first read the story, I wept for the romantic tragedy. Now simply the idea of being chased by a man freaks me out.
The image on the poster is a crop from Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s masterpiece Apollo and Daphne. These scattered posters point to the absence of Daphne’s voice in the story, as well as female’s loss of voice in real life. The current gender power structure in which female is given the position of victims is no doubt questionable.
This will be an ongoing project.
