Remember, human, that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.
Ashes to Ashes is a photographic sculpture reflecting on the concept of memento mori. It appears as a black box, a tribute to the spirituality of Malevich’s Black Square (1915): a gateway to infinity and the absolute. It is a small altar of memory, exploring the fleeting nature of remembrance.
Memory exists only when a flame is lit, revealing a fragment: my father’s face. The box’s position resembles a tomb or a coffin. When the flame goes out, the memory fades into oblivion.
The process of revealing the image is reminiscent of a darkroom, while the box evokes a photographic frame.
Ashes to Ashes is a photographic sculpture reflecting on the concept of memento mori. It appears as a black box, a tribute to the spirituality of Malevich’s Black Square (1915): a gateway to infinity and the absolute. It is a small altar of memory, exploring the fleeting nature of remembrance.
Memory exists only when a flame is lit, revealing a fragment: my father’s face. The box’s position resembles a tomb or a coffin. When the flame goes out, the memory fades into oblivion.
The process of revealing the image is reminiscent of a darkroom, while the box evokes a photographic frame.