Jonathan Monaghan

Out of the Abyss subversively combines imagery from modern consumerism and the surveillance state with symbols associated with the Apocalypse, eliciting anxieties about an increasingly uncertain future. Visually extravagant, the work re-imagines elements such as the seven-eyed lamb and the four horsemen as terrifying beasts of the present day, adorned with security cameras, riot gear, and consumer electronics. Created using CGI software, the imagery is highly-detailed and appropriates the slick visual aesthetics found in advertisements or commercials as a means to examine obsessions with material excess in the digital age.