Wrath
Wrath, often rooted in Pride, is dangerous and destructive. Not always violent, Wrath can manifest in subtle acts of manipulation driven by the need for control and dominance. More than just anger, Wrath winds its way through uncontrollable feelings festering into deliberate micro and macro aggressions fueled by resentment, vengeance, hatred, and rage, becoming overtly sinister. Wrath’s violence is meant to break its victim psychologically or physically. Or both. But, it’s always justifiable through the lens of self-righteousness. They had it coming.
Book bans and burnings are acts of Wrath, born from the hatred of knowledge, intelligence, free thinking, the list goes on.
In a brazen act of aggression, I dog-eared most of the pages in this altered book before setting it ablaze, destroying the written words inside. Maybe there’s an audio version to half-heartedly listen to while driving or otherwise busying oneself while still claiming to be one of the literati, but there will be no reading of this book, no true engagement with these words. To further deter any attempt at reading what does remain, I’ve driven nails through the cover making handling uncomfortable to the point of painful. With the added weight of the nails this book sits heavily in the hands, sharply poking into the palms. It is meant to hurt, to bring the reader into submission. They had it coming.
Altered book. 2025
Book bans and burnings are acts of Wrath, born from the hatred of knowledge, intelligence, free thinking, the list goes on.
In a brazen act of aggression, I dog-eared most of the pages in this altered book before setting it ablaze, destroying the written words inside. Maybe there’s an audio version to half-heartedly listen to while driving or otherwise busying oneself while still claiming to be one of the literati, but there will be no reading of this book, no true engagement with these words. To further deter any attempt at reading what does remain, I’ve driven nails through the cover making handling uncomfortable to the point of painful. With the added weight of the nails this book sits heavily in the hands, sharply poking into the palms. It is meant to hurt, to bring the reader into submission. They had it coming.
Altered book. 2025