Commedia Digitale reinterprets Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy through the visual language of the digital age. This diptych represents Purgatorio and Inferno, where classical symbolism merges with binary code and digital signs. In the second panel, the Colosseum becomes a contemporary vision of Hell, surrounded by nine concentric circles inspired by Dante’s Inferno. By bringing together one of the most iconic symbols of classical civilization and the language of technology, I explore the relationship between cultural heritage and the digital world. The work questions how technology transforms our perception of history, memory, and identity, and whether it preserves culture or gradually rewrites it.
Biography:
Marjan Bonakdar is an Iranian visual artist and academically trained realist painter whose practice is rooted in figurative drawing and
painting. Since beginning her artistic career, she has participated in numerous national and international exhibitions, receiving several
certificates of recognition for her work. She has completed specialized studies in academic drawing and painting, human anatomy, art
history, Roman art and archaeology, modern art, digital graphics, and curatorial practice. Since 2022, she has continued her artistic
development at the Tehran Academy of Art under the mentorship of Parsoua Mahtash, while contributing to artistic projects as an assistant.
Her work combines academic realism with contemporary conceptual themes, exploring identity, memory, spirituality, and the dialogue
between cultural heritage and digital technology.
