In his “ModernMantra” series, Swedish artist Thomas Broomé illustrates rooms using words as textures—for instance, a wall is covered with the word “wall.” The series is meant to convey the absuridity of how messages are communicated in film, music, advertising, and other media:
In his work, Thomas Broomé uses repetition as a recurring technique, making the viewer realize how absurd certain messages created with different media such as image, film, music and advertisement may be. The repetition becomes a mantra designed to create needs and arouse desires so strong that they overshadow existential issues of far greater importance.
