Political Archangels — six archetypal figures representing nature, equality, pleasure, wealth, amusement, and primal strength, with the Statue of Liberty above
Curated Exhibition · ELLEPHANT · March 2020

Vladimir Storm Political Archangels

Dates
March 4 – 28, 2020
Medium
Virtual Reality
Venue
Galerie ELLEPHANT, Montreal
Curators
Samuel Arsenault-Brassard & Christine Redfern
Visitor in red coat experiencing Political Archangels VR at ELLEPHANT Gallery

A VR artwork by Berlin-based visual artist and volumetric filmmaker Vladimir Storm, exploring political mythology through immersive digital sculpture and spatial storytelling.

The piece represents six main archetypes of the political internet and contemporary developed societies. These archangels embody nature, social equality, pleasure, wealth, amusement, and primal strength—the main identities people take and worship. The Statue of Liberty above them holds a cross and wifi symbol, spreading words through modern social networks while still following ancient rules.

The exhibition was the second in ELLEPHANT’s monthly VR program, a series co-curated by Samuel Arsenault-Brassard and Christine Redfern that brought international VR artists to a Montreal gallery context. The show opened just weeks before COVID-19 shutdowns, making it the final in-person exhibition of that season.