INDIVIDUAL WORK
HUNDRED LAYERS OF PURGATORY
Screenprint on bleached cotton, framed in smoked oak
300cm x 700cm x 150cm
2026
The piece was created using a lesser-conventional use of screen-printing technique based on hand-cut stencils made from sketch paper, without the use of photolithographs. This process “nullifies” the usual purpose of traditional printing—repetition—resulting solely in unique, one-of-a-kind prints.
What story does this work tell? What symbolism does it contain? The piece depicts the seven deadly sins, in a spirit of conquest or achievement rather than condemnation:
Pride is embodied by the central figure, inspired by my brother: a young man, with the drive of someone who wants to conquer it all, who is holding the adjacent figure—representing wrath—by the head. The latter takes the form of a wild boar, an animal with significant presence in Christian theology and which, in this case, also refers to my paternal family—linked to the hunting tradition and composed of people of special importance to me, determined to isolate themselves from society due to their own frustrations.
Envy is manifested through origami butterflies, alluding to the act of pretending to be something one is not.
Sloth is represented by a figure lagging behind—a self-portrait—standing near Dante, who observes my own purgatory without defined facial features, as if he were still questioning the journey that lies ahead, or that he has already traveled.
Monkeys symbolize Lust, given the personal connotations this animal holds for me, based on instinct and “raw” actions.
The persimmon tree growing in my garden represents Greed, as it is one of the few species capable of producing such a large quantity of fruit that its own branches end up breaking under the weight.
Gluttony, for its part, is represented by the pig—a deliberately conventional choice. Finally, I couldn’t leave out a nod to original sin, represented here by the apples.
Every interpretation is valid and welcome; in fact, I hope this work inspires your own unique and original interpretations, beyond my own.
Higher than eyes of mine have power to rise.
And he to me: “This mount is such, that ever
At the beginning down below ’tis tiresome,
And aye the more one climbs, the less it hurts.
Therefore, when it shall seem so pleasant to thee,
That going up shall be to thee as easy
As going down the current in a boat,
Then at this pathway’s ending thou wilt be;
There to repose thy panting breath expect;
No more I answer; and this I know for true.”
Lucrecia and Hundred Layers of Purgatory, 19-06-2026