The most densely layered work in the Superstition series,
Homo Signorum renders the human body as a site of cosmic belief, ritual projection, and symbolic recursion. The title references medieval anatomical diagrams that mapped zodiac signs onto the body—an early fusion of medicine, astrology, and superstition.
At center, a cat scan-like figure stands vertically, overlaid with a descending triangle of the word ABRACADABRA. Historically used in ritual to dispel evil, the word tapers downward, dissolving as it narrows—invocation becomes erasure. Surrounding the body, a ring of zoetrope birds loops in perpetual flight, suggesting motion, transformation, and the cyclical nature of belief.
The body itself is annotated with zodiac symbols at key anatomical points, threading astrological logic into physical form. Twelve smaller images—wrestlers, a smoking woman, a three of spades—are connected to the body via fine lines, some marked with alchemical symbols. These fragments form a constellation of behavior, identity, and coded tension.
At the top and bottom of the canvas are the seals from the reverse of the U.S. one-dollar bill. The upper seal—pyramid, all-seeing eye, Latin motto—evokes Masonic tradition and esoteric surveillance. The lower seal contains symbols of war, peace, and national identity. Together, they frame the body in a system of ritualized power.
Homo Signorum is a map. A canvas of symbolic density, where superstition, anatomy, and esoteric systems converge. Meaning is not given—it must be traced, decoded, and metabolized.
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