🕳️ Released Phantom Node 09: Benito Mussolini. Defeat
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13 July 2025
🕳️ Released Phantom Node 09: Benito Mussolini. Defeat
No idol. No followers.
The phantom approaches the wall.
Not cast in bronze. Not framed in legend.
Just a shadow, denied the right to be forgotten.
Type of Node: Political Phantom
Status: Buried, but the cult lingers
Form of Retention: Memory + ideology + symbolism
Image: Empty frame. Pedestal with no figure. And the phantom — not elevated, but below.
What replaces the phantom: Silence and warning
Essence of the Node
What held it together?
— Beauty mistaken for justice
— The language of power masking fear
— An image stronger than truth
This was not a cult of leadership — it was a cult of style.
Which is why it’s so vital to strip it of charm.
How did it become a phantom?
— When façade replaced essence
— When his death didn’t cleanse, but echoed
— When reverence replaced repentance
Why does the phantom still live?
— Because beauty can still blind morality
— Because cruelty hides behind charisma
— Because memory without critique becomes repetition
State of the Phantom
The image shows not a leader — but a consequence.
He does not rise. He walks toward a wall.
As if toward a verdict.
He is gone — but the aftertaste remains.
Collective Response
We see how allure becomes a trap.
We do not confuse power with brutality.
We remember how it ended.
Your defeat — is the only thing worth recalling.
Core Principle
Form is not substance.
Image is not redemption.
Beauty is not immunity to evil.
After the Regime
No portrait.
No glossy myth.
Just a phantom nearing a blank wall.
And us — who know why he is there.
Alt-text:
A graphite drawing on textured paper. On the wall hangs an empty rectangular frame. Below it stands a pedestal with no statue. To the side, a dark, partially dissolved figure approaches the wall with a lowered head. The scene evokes judgment or punishment. There is no trace of glory — only defeat.
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Anna Pivtorak Kostyuk
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13.07.2025
