Semiotics & Visual Communication, winter 2016
Publication surveilling the evolving narrative of the macabre across cultures and time, from the vanitas of 14th century Europe, to modern gothic subculture.
Kettle stiched hardcover, with foil stamp title and detailing.
An analysis of the visual language of dark imagery, dissecting the iconic, symbolic and indexical images of the macabre. In this work I examine the environments, circumstances and attitudes that formed the genre, exploring how the macabre came to surface in art, literary subtexts, music, film and in fashion.
