Alan Stanners
Poltergeist, 2024
Oil on linen
62.5 x 47.5 cm
24 5/8 x 18 3/4 in.
24 5/8 x 18 3/4 in.
Unique
Courtesy of the artist and Brooke Benington
Poltergeist by Alan Stanners explores the real-world implications of digital culture, using symbolism and iconography that evoke a sense of the mythical and supernatural. The figure, posed in a manner...
Poltergeist by Alan Stanners explores the real-world implications of digital culture, using symbolism and iconography that evoke a sense of the mythical and supernatural. The figure, posed in a manner reminiscent of religious iconography, holds one hand splayed as if grasping a missing smartphone, a nod to our constant digital engagement. In the other hand, the figure lifts their shirt, revealing an open wound, also reminiscent of Jesus’ Five Holy Wounds – an ambiguous injury that suggests something more than physical harm. The wound hints at something emerging, blending the boundaries between reality and the fantastical.
