Of Zombie Witches and Desolate Forests

J. S. Smith at The Orthosphere writes:

As a sixteenth-century witch hunter put it, when hags convene to invoke evil spirits, the place

“to be chosen [is] melancholy, doleful, dark and lonely; either in woods or deserts, or in a place where three ways meet, or among ruins of castles, abbeys, monasteries, or upon the seashore when the moon shines clear” (Reginald Scott, The Discovery of Witchcraft [1584]).

I wrote about this here: The Covert (is there any other way?) Satanic Imagery in the New Art Gallery of Mississauga Exhibit.

An excerpt from my article:

Here, a zombie witch (whose gender is nonetheless not clear) sits in a forest as she (it) genuflects its arms around its grey hair (casting spells?). Later in the video, this zombie witch joins other creatures as they run through the forest, two which are horned, and another a more "conventional" witch with a haggard grey face and decayed teeth.

Video still from Supernature (Preview 2 min)
Director: Lotte Meret Effinger
Camera: Melanie Jilg
Editor: Thomas Kühn
Music Composer: Florian Meyer
Poster 3D rendering: Marco Buetikofer

Canadian Patterns

He shall have dominion also from sea unto sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
- Psalm 72:8



Skater



Toronto Gables


Lake Huron


Trillium


Lake Ontario


Fir Trees: On the Road to Ottawa


Niagara Falls


Lake Ontario: Winter and Summer

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