Projet d'illustration pour Macbeth- apparition du spectre à Macbeth 

Luc-Olivier Merson's "Projet d'illustration pour Macbeth- apparition du spectre à Macbeth" is a drawing rendered in ink and wash, evoking a scene of ghostly visitation. The composition is a swirl of layered figures, where the solid and spectral blur the boundaries of reality. The use of monochromatic washes creates a subdued palette, enhancing the otherworldly atmosphere and emotional weight of the scene. Merson uses line and shadow to define the psychological tension, and plays with light and dark to create visual drama. The deliberate ambiguity challenges the viewer to discern the real from the imagined, and suggests the destabilized mental state of Macbeth. The formal construction invites us to consider the semiotic system at play. The ghost acts as a signifier of Macbeth's guilt, while the stark composition embodies the disintegration of his moral and mental landscape. It is this formal complexity that positions the artwork within broader discussions about perception, guilt, and the breakdown of order.