Jon Rafman's Dark Web Visions Land in Milan

Canadian artist Jon Rafman (Montréal, 1981) returns to Italy with a solo exhibition at Ordet in Milan, three years after his show at Galleria Civica di Modena. The exhibition features his unsettling (re)visions of the internet's remote corners, with a sparser, drier installation but equally visceral content. Central to the show is the triptych 'Egregore' (2021), embodying Rafman's role as an observer and surveillant of screen-based micro-communities. His practice blends CGI, 3D animation, and found imagery to create composite pictures that open portals to parallel dimensions while remaining grounded in reality. Works like 'ᖴᗩᑕIᗩᒪᔕ I' reflect on identity loss through deepfake potential, while 'Minor Daemon' constructs contemporary mythologies. In 'Punctured Sky' and the 'Prime Dark | Web' series, narrative blends biographical and fictional elements akin to creepypasta horror, where real and virtual truly connect.