Death Cell Window

“Your eyes, your organs of sight, become one thing without contrast, a single view.”

Chapter heading depicting an imagined window in the death cell of Bronso of IX at the opening of Dune: Messiah. A Fremen Priest is interrogating Bronso regarding his “Analysis of History.” It’s a clever opening for the novel because it hints at key themes like the way that “enormous and far-seeing power” can be limiting, like the view from a prison window.

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Overall Paper Size: ~ 10” x 6.5”
Medium: charcoal, ink, marker, white pen, spray fixative on paper