VENICE — French artist Anne de Carbuccia has unveiled her latest work, dubbed “Sergeant S.N.A.F.U.,” in Venice at the Biennale Arte 2026. Her sculptural series is a reproduction of stylized soldiers whose weapons are microphones to convey the message that “language has become artillery and broadcast its ammunition at scale,” said Carbuccia, who believes “We now live in a post-truth society. Information is weaponized everywhere. To be powerful you need the strongest information army. Using a microphone can kill but can also kill you. It’s an instrument of warfare.” For the artist, the historic military acronym SNAFU (“Situation Normal, All F—-d Up”) reflects the current scenario and also points to the spread of fake news, the ever-increasing fight for attention and targeted communication. “This war, this crisis is global. We are not going to overcome misinformation, distortion and propaganda. The best we can do is manage it. We have the tools: we have our reason and we have our emotions.…