What Mortals Henceforth Shall Our Power Adore: The Trident as a Cypher for Colonisation, from Antiquity to Present, Risograph printed publication, 2017
What Mortals Henceforth Shall Our Power Adore: The Trident as a Cypher for Colonisation is a risograph printed publication, which features a short essay and accompanying images. What Mortals Henceforth Shall Our Power Adore draws connections between; classical mythology, British colonialism, nuclear weapons and contemporary tax avoidance, via the symbol of the trident. The work frames the trident as “...a cypher for colonial intent, drawn upon by those who would subjugate others.”
The short essay was used as the script for a video essay of the same title.
Published by:
Rice + Toye
Printed by:
The Royal Distribution Centre
Designed by:
Kia Tasbihgou