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"What Scares Peasants is Thinking that Their Bodies Will Be Thrown Out in Public..."

Date

1979-1982

People

Artist: Jenny Holzer, American born 1950

Classification

Prints

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous Gift, M20623

Copyright

© Jenny Holzer / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Human Generated Data

Title

"What Scares Peasants is Thinking that Their Bodies Will Be Thrown Out in Public..."

People

Artist: Jenny Holzer, American born 1950

Date

1979-1982

Classification

Prints

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous Gift, M20623

Copyright

© Jenny Holzer / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Amazon
created on 2019-10-30

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Clarifai
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Imagga
created on 2019-10-30

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Google
created on 2019-10-30

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Microsoft
created on 2019-10-30

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Amazon

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Clarifai

Book

Clarifai

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Imagga
created on 2019-10-30

text visuals 60.2%
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Captions

Microsoft
created by unknown on 2019-10-30

a close up of a newspaper 80.2%
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a close up of a newspaper article 79.7%

Clarifai

Created by general-english-image-caption-clip on 2025-07-11

the text is a work of art.

Salesforce

Created by general-english-image-caption-blip on 2025-05-02

a photograph of a poem written in black ink on a white paper

OpenAI GPT

Created by gpt-4o-2024-05-13 on 2025-01-30

This image features a text-heavy art piece in which the message is presented in a bold serif font. The background is a light, almost pale color that contrasts with the dark text. The message itself is stark and unsettling, detailing a cruel method of control and oppression employed against peasants. It discusses how the peasants fear having their bodies discarded publicly and left to decompose, associating this with a sense of shame despite their death. The text describes how superstition is used to manage the peasants more easily, suggesting that a few examples made from rebels—whose bodies are left exposed to decay by the roadside—would help maintain authority through fear. It also mentions the brutal idea of shooting off the fingers of anyone who tries to collect these remains, thereby ensuring the bodies serve as a perpetual symbol of absolute control. The chilling message concludes that if the peasants believe their souls cannot rest, the terror imposed is considered even more effective. The tone is menacing and designed to convey tyranny and the manipulation of fear for domination.

Created by gpt-4 on 2025-01-30

Anthropic Claude

Created by claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022 on 2025-01-30

This image shows a text-based artwork that appears to be a disturbing commentary on the use of violence and fear as tools of control. The text, displayed in black capital letters on a light background, describes brutal tactics used to intimidate peasant populations, including the public display of dead bodies as a show of authority. The content is quite dark and discusses exploitation of people's religious and superstitious beliefs. The text appears to be part of an art installation or conceptual piece that critiques authoritarian power structures and their methods of psychological and physical oppression. The presentation is stark and matter-of-fact, which makes its violent content even more unsettling.

Created by claude-3-opus-20240229 on 2025-01-30

The image contains text describing what allegedly scares peasants. According to the text, peasants are afraid that after they die, their bodies will be thrown out in public and left to rot, which would bring them shame. The text claims this fear makes peasants superstitious and easier to control by authorities, stating that if 2 or 3 rebel bodies are dropped by a road and left exposed to the elements, it sends a threatening message to other peasants to stay obedient. The text ends by saying that if peasants think their souls cannot rest after death, that is all the better for maintaining authority over them.

Created by claude-3-haiku-20240307 on 2025-01-30

The image appears to be a text-based artwork that discusses the beliefs and fears of peasants. It describes the superstitions and actions that peasants are thought to have regarding the treatment of their bodies after death, such as being thrown out in public, left to rot, and having their bodies displayed as a sign of authority. The text is highly critical and derisive of these beliefs, portraying them as irrational and easier to manage. Overall, the artwork seems to be a commentary on the perspectives and mentalities of peasants from the viewpoint of an outside, possibly authority figure.

Created by us.anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022-v2:0 on 2025-06-29

This image shows a text-based artwork with dark lettering on a light blue-gray background. The text describes disturbing tactics of authoritarian control and intimidation, discussing how fear and superstition can be used to manipulate peasant populations. The content is quite dark and violent, describing the deliberate display of bodies as a means of establishing authority. The text appears to be part of an artistic or literary work that comments on power, oppression, and the exploitation of religious or superstitious beliefs. The typography is clean and formal, which creates a stark contrast with the brutal nature of the message.

Meta Llama

Created by us.meta.llama3-2-11b-instruct-v1:0 on 2025-03-14

The image presents a text-based composition that explores the theme of peasants and their relationship with death. The text is written in a large, dark brown font and is centered on a light green background, creating a sense of simplicity and clarity.

The text begins by describing how peasants view their bodies as mere objects to be discarded when they die. It highlights their superstitious beliefs, which lead them to take drastic measures to manage the dead, such as making an example of 2 or 3 rebels, dropping their bodies by a road, and shooting the fingers off anyone who comes to collect the remains. The text also notes that these bodies stay as a sign of absolute authority, serving as a warning to others.

The overall tone of the text is one of darkness and despair, emphasizing the harsh realities of life and death in a peasant society. The use of simple, bold language adds to the sense of starkness and brutality, creating a powerful and haunting image that lingers in the viewer's mind.

Created by us.meta.llama3-2-90b-instruct-v1:0 on 2025-03-14

The image features a quote in black text on a light green background, with a thin gray border around it. The quote is written in a serif font and reads:

"WHAT SCARES PEASANTS IS THINKING THEIR BODIES WILL BE THROWN OUT IN PUBLIC AND LEFT TO ROT. THEY FEEL SHAME—AS IF IT MATTERS WHAT POSITION THEIR LEGS ARE IN WHEN THEY'RE DEAD. LUCKY THEY'RE SUPERSTITIOUS BECAUSE THEY'RE EASIER TO MANAGE. MAKE AN EXAMPLE OF 2 OR 3 REBELS, DROP THEIR BODIES BY A ROAD, GET THEM FLAT AND DRY SO BONES SHOW AND THE GRASS WEARS THE CLOTHES. SHOOT THE FINGERS OFF ANYONE WHO COMES TO COLLECT THE REMAINS. THOSE BODIES STAY AS A SIGN OF ABSOLUTE AUTHORITY. IF PEASANTS THINK THEIR SOULS CAN'T REST, SO MUCH THE BETTER."

The quote appears to be a passage from a book or article, possibly discussing the treatment of peasants or the use of fear as a means of control. The tone of the quote is somewhat dark and ominous, suggesting that the speaker is advocating for a harsh and intimidating approach to maintaining authority.

Amazon Nova

Created by amazon.nova-pro-v1:0 on 2025-01-30

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Created by amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 on 2025-01-30

A white background with text on it. The text is written in black font and is in a cursive style. The text reads, "What scares peasants is thinking their bodies will be thrown out in public and left to rot. They feel shame—as if it matters what position their legs are in when they're dead. Lucky they're superstitious because they're easier to manage. Make an example of 2 or 3 rebels, drop their bodies by a road, get them flat and dry so bones show and the grass wears the clothes. Shoot the fingers off anyone who comes to collect the remains. Those bodies stay as a sign of absolute authority. If peasants think their souls can't rest, so much the better."

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-01

The image is a close-up of a printed text. The text is a chilling and provocative statement written in a sans-serif font, densely packed on a light background. The text is the complete, uninterrupted narrative, formatted into 19 lines, with a mix of short and long sentences. The tone is detached and cold, discussing the oppression of peasants and the use of fear as a tool for control. The details reveal a brutal philosophy, highlighting the deliberate desecration of bodies to instill terror and ensure submission.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-01

Here is a description of the image:

The image features a block of text centered on a light gray background, framed by a slightly darker gray border. The text is written in a bold, sans-serif font. The content of the text is chilling and cynical. It seems to be instructions or a description of tactics used to control peasants through fear and intimidation.

Mistral Pixtral

Created by us.mistral.pixtral-large-2502-v1:0 on 2025-06-08

The image features a textual artwork by Jenny Holzer, known for her use of language as a medium. The text is presented in bold, capitalized letters on a plain background, which is typical of Holzer's style. The content of the text discusses the fears of peasants regarding the treatment of their bodies after death. It mentions that peasants are afraid their bodies will be discarded and left to decay in public, which they find shameful. The text suggests that peasants are superstitious and easier to control due to this fear. It provides an example of how the bodies of rebels could be left by the road to decompose, with bones exposed and clothes worn by the grass. The text emphasizes the authority's use of such practices to instill fear and maintain control, implying that if peasants believe their souls cannot rest, they will be more compliant. The overall message conveys a critique of authoritarian control and the manipulation of fear and superstition.

Qwen

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Text analysis

Amazon

THINKING
PEASANTS
WILL
AND
SCARES
BODIES
FEEL
PUBLIC
THROWN
POSITION
EXAMPLE
BE
MAKE
LEFT
EASIER
IS
REBELS,
MATTERS
LUCKY
AN
THEY
DROP
WHAT
THEIR
THEY'RE
LEGS
ARE
IN
BECAUSE
OUT
THEIR LEGS ARE IN WHEN
IT
IF
THEY'RE DEAD. LUCKY THEY'RE
THINKING THEIR BODIES WILL
AS IF IT MATTERS WHAT POSITION
ROT.
OF
TO
LEFT TO ROT. THEY FEEL SHAME-
WHAT SCARES PEASANTS IS
DEAD.
WHEN
SUPERSTITIOUS BECAUSE THEY'RE
EXAMPLE OF 2 OR 3 REBELS,
2
EASIER TO MANAGE. MAKE AN
AS
SUPERSTITIOUS
SHAME-
OR
3
BE THROWN OUT IN PUBLIC
MANAGE.

Google

WHAT SCARES PEASANTS IS THINKING THEIR BODIES WILL BE THROWN OUT IN PUBLIC AND LEFT TO ROT. THEY FEEL SHAME- AS IF IT MATTERS WHAT POSITION THEIR LEGS ARE IN WHEN THEY'RE DEAD. LUCKY THEY'RE SUPERSTITIOUS BECAUSE THEY'RE EASIER TO MANAGE. MAKE AN EXAMPLE OF 2 OR 3 REBELS, DROP THEIR BODIES BYA ROAD, GET THEM FLAT AND DRY SO BONES SHOW AND THE GRASS WEARS THE CLOTHES. SHOOT THE FINGERS OFF ANYONE WHO COMES TO COLLECT THE REMAINS. THOSE BODIES STAY AS A SIGN OF ABSOLUTE AUTHORITY. IF PEASANTS THINK THEIR SOULS CAN'T REST, SO MUCH THE BETTER.
WHAT
SCARES
PEASANTS
IS
THINKING
THEIR
BODIES
WILL
BE
THROWN
OUT
IN
PUBLIC
AND
LEFT
TO
ROT.
THEY
FEEL
SHAME-
AS
IF
IT
MATTERS
POSITION
LEGS
ARE
WHEN
THEY'RE
DEAD.
LUCKY
SUPERSTITIOUS
BECAUSE
EASIER
MANAGE.
MAKE
AN
EXAMPLE
OF
2
OR
3
REBELS,
DROP
BYA
ROAD,
GET
THEM
FLAT
DRY
SO
BONES
SHOW
THE
GRASS
WEARS
CLOTHES.
SHOOT
FINGERS
OFF
ANYONE
WHO
COMES
COLLECT
REMAINS.
THOSE
STAY
A
SIGN
ABSOLUTE
AUTHORITY.
THINK
SOULS
CAN'T
REST,
MUCH
BETTER.