テート・ギャラリーのインスタグラム(tate) - 2月12日 21時35分

‘Twin guardian lions can be seen as a very old “meme” that is likely to have originated in Han dynasty China, influenced by depictions and pelts of lions in trade with India or the Middle East. The lions don’t always resemble lions as we know them, since the stone and woodcutters had probably never seen a lion in the flesh (as was the case also with the medieval painters who depicted the legend of Saint Jerome). The lions end up looking like all kinds of different monsters, an image of an idea. Guardian lions - usually one male and one female - were thought to protect a building from harmful spirits. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
In thinking about the lion as an idea representing power to different people and in different ways, I wanted to think about all these histories of violence and exchange and hubris and accomplishment.’ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
- @jessedarling
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#ArtNow artist Jesse Darling is taking over our Instagram, exploring the inspiration behind their exhibition at Tate Britain — The Ballad of Saint Jerome. Free entry. Link in bio. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Image credits:
Jesse Darling, Sphinxes of the gate (Wounded sentry) 2018, photographed by Tom Carter ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Jesse Darling, Sphinxes of the gate (Pet sentry) 2018, photographed by Tim Bowditch
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Jesse Darling, Lion in wait for Saint Jerome and his medical kit (detail) 2018 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Unknown, Two headless sphinxes at the entrance to the Amphipolis Tomb, Greek Culture Ministry

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