About the artist
Joey Holder
Artist
Joey Holder is an artist who merges ancient symbolism with modern technology. Araneomorph draws parallels between mystical traditions of hidden meaning and the cryptographic algorithms used in ransomware attacks.
Araneomorph symbolises the encryption process during a ransomware attack. Inspired by puzzle boxes and guarded by a spider-like figure, the sculpture represents how data is concealed and held hostage. At its core lies a sigil—a symbol used in mystical traditions to represent hidden intentions—paralleling how cryptography encodes meaning in complex, unreadable forms.
