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Martial Aesthetics: the objects, images, and symbols surrounding war’s destruction War has been ceremonial for as long as it has been. Mythologies, intentional design, and ritualized symbols are rarely far behind bullets, bombs, arrows. The aesthetic network of war, from weapons to representations to domestic monuments, is vast and diverse, a theater for the competing motives of states, citizens, pacifics, and artists. The visual jungle that has grown up around armed conflict contains transcendent beauty, propaganda, technological feats, technological horrors, and history itself. Martial aesthetics are a testament to human courage and folly, a complex portrait of our species through one our oldest and most destructive habits. Read the full article on martial aesthetics on our website, linked in bio. Written by Noah Jordan @nnoahaonn Image Curation by Erild Kondi @kondierild Slide 2 by @richardmosse_ Slide 13 by @thetomleainstitute

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