series: anti-Noah's Ark

NOT A FISH

2024

video object
size: 60x120
screen, polymer materials, wire

The inspiration for this work was the skeleton of a whale hanging in the Cathedral of Saint Bavo in Belgium.

The whale, as a creature that overcomes great distances, has been reflected in many cultures as a symbol of the spiritual path.

The series of video objects delves into profound reflections on the hierarchical inequality that accompanies us throughout life and the universal equality that will reach us all after death. The works raise questions about the boundaries between living flesh, destined to vanish, and inanimate matter, capable of eternal existence, challenging traditional notions. The bodily remains in the videosculptures serve as a vulnerable shell, while their digital representation on the screen symbolizes a preserved spirit or even the cybernetic transformation of life.

By exploring the relationships between humanity and systems, nature and technology, «anti-Noah's Ark» also exposes the tragic irony of chosenness: why is one destined for salvation and another not? The videosculptures touch on themes of empathy, perception, and transformation, prompting the viewer to reflect on the inseparable unity of the living and the non-living and the possibility of rebirth in a new cybernetic form, where an essence freed from earthly constraints may achieve eternity.

series:
ANTI-NOAH'S ARK

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