7 DEADLY SINS X ASIA ARGENTO
'Who below you are without sin, throw the first stone on her!«
- Jesus (John 8: 7)
Together with Asia Argento, a collection was created that deals with the 7 deadly sins. The idea for this collection came to me in a hotel room in Las Vegas at the beginning of 2016. Our mutual friend Adamski gave me her contact and I asked her to draw the 7 Deadly Sins. This collection was created from her drawings.
Sin is deeply human and has accompanied our culture since the beginning of time. But remember, it is not the whore who is the sinner, not the drunkards, homeless people or drug addicts, not the thieves who steal out of desperation, not the refugees who have to work illegally in the fields. The real sin is the destruction of the environment for profit, the resurgent populism, the ruthless production in low-wage countries, corporations without scruples, boundaries between people and the refusal of help
"Hell's hottest place is for those who remain neutral in times of crisis."
- Dante Alighieri
Laziness, letting the morning sun fall on your face, staggering, sleepily dawning into the day, wonderful. In the end, heave yourself out of the bathtub filled with red wine, because you don't feel like being bored anymore, with fresh ideas. One of my favorite sins.
Proud. If someone wants to defame you because of your skin color, sexual orientation, age, or anything else, be proud of your difference. What else should such cretins be proud of? Attempting to hurt others?
Pride. If someone wants to slander you because of your skin color, sexual orientation, age, or whatever, be proud of that. What should these jerks be proud of - in trying to hurt others?
Probably the most difficult and universal sin! Humans are made of flesh and blood. There is no love without desire, our desires drive us. As long as lust and sexual desire are consensual, anything goes!
Lust. Probably the hardest sin as it affects everyone directly! Humans are made of hot flesh and blood. No love without lust, desire guides us, but: no means no, period!
Greed. Arguably the worst facet of this sin is greed. It leads to a standstill and is fuel for the mills of the populists. Greed is pure fear. Probably the most beautiful facet is the curiosity about how life can long for knowledge, for education and enlightenment - against fear!
Avarice. The worst facet of this sin is greed which leads to immobility and is fuel for populist mills. Greed is pure fear. Probably in its best sense it is greed for knowledge and learning - an antidote to fear!
Envy, a sin that, viewed through a magnifying glass, must be the godfather for so many things. Take a great building, a church, a rogue who thinks the master builder didn't want to add something to an already existing structure. But for heaven's sake don't be envious of the pathetic display of tasteless luxury goods - every flower meadow, every thunderstorm, yes every rusty nail is more beautiful.
Envy, a sin that, seen through a magnifying glass, has to endure so many things. Like a large building, a church: only a fool might think that the architect hadn't wanted to make an even bigger one. But for heaven's sake, don't be jealous of the modern and insipid goods of lyssos. Every flower meadow, every storm, yes, even every ingrown nail is more meaningful.
Anger, I want to have the rage hammered through the speakers to my temples at a punk concert. That's where she belongs. Not to the war zones of this earth!
Anger, I want to blast my concentrate of anger through the speakers to my temples at a punk concert. There it belongs. Not to war zones on earth!
Excessiveness, especially in times like these one longs for a feast together, a fully set table and that's right! But not every damn day, like a rampant anthill that eats everything in its way.
Throat. An excess, especially at times like these, you want a dinner with your beloved person, a table set full of delicacies. But not every damn day, like hungry ants devouring everything in their path.
