SYMBOLISM, SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGION

Pha(bu)llus explores the intricate network of ideas and beliefs around the phallus and takes the reader on a journey through the world; a world where this body part is the centre of culture and civilisation. The West emphasised the sensual symbolism of the phallus while the East merged its essence with spirituality and religion. From the classical art of ancient Greece to the pyramids of Giza in Egypt to the ornate Shiva temples in India, the phallus exists sometimes as a symbol of fertility, sometimes as a symbol of male supremacy, and sometimes as a receptacle of desire and procreation. Pha(bu)llus lays bare the myths, legends and mystery behind what is perhaps one of the most intriguing and erotic motifs in human history.