JON RAFMAN

Purple #37 S/S 2022 (The Future Issue) Interview by Aleph Molinari and Olivier Zahm Portraits by Moni Haworth American artist Jon Rafman is a pioneer of post-internet art. From video games to the darknet and virtual reality, he reveals the horrifying side of visual pollution and the social mindfuck of the digital age. Like a modern-day Hieronymus Bosch, he depicts hell on earth populated with weird creatures, freaky avatars, and fractured identities. A contaminated but fun world.