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SANCTUM | Zach Blas

SANCTUM is a mystical environment that subverts sadomasochistic dungeons using the procedures and body scanners employed at airports, biometric analysis systems and predictive security methods. A scenario featuring metal chains, a rack torture device, shower hoses, whipping posts and a sacramental altar reveals the desire to expose oneself on digital platforms.

SANCTUM reimagines and distorts the dynamics of sadomasochistic power that lie at the heart of contemporary surveillance machinery: it is a show on desire and captivity, exposure and punishment, domination and submission.