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line.length-1 #59

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Benjamin Franklin famously remarked that in this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. We have never quite managed to disprove him on the latter. At its core, death carries a straightforward definition: the complete cessation of life processes, an inevitable fate for all living organisms. While we grasp the technical definition, no one possesses the faintest notion of what occurs to an individual after they pass away. Personally, I've always been fascinated by the idea of death. Since I was a child, I've found myself empathizing with the suffering of others and who I am today has been shaped by the losses I've experienced in my life. To bring this project to life I gathered my thoughts and memories and I coded nightly to visually represent the felt experience of the mystery of death, intentionally using a single line to symbolize life's continuity, from start to finish. As the project progressed, I realized the multitude of perspectives surrounding the subject. From losing a loved one to facing our own demise, from being on death row to dying while saving someone else. Whether dying young or after a long, fulfilling life. The pain of losing a child, the weight of taking another's life, the grief of losing a pet, or even the simple act of killing a mosquito—what lies beyond? How long can an object hold a memory? Can it transcend the rituals of ceremony, the solemnity of cemeteries, the grandeur of mausoleums? I invited eight artist friends to participate in this project by contributing a short phrase, or poem capturing a facet of their feelings about death. I then visually riffed on each submission. There are a total of 16 different profiles, each appearing 5 times but never identical. Each output will enable its owner to redeem a physical plot at an additional cost. This means there could be a maximum of 5 signed and numbered plots for each profile in existence, all unique. I would like to express my deep gratitude to Atelier Art for organizing the Visual Poetry exhibition and assisting me every step of the way, both in helping me articulate what I truly wanted to convey and in executing the concept effectively. In the end, the beauty of an art practice truly lies in the human connections it fosters. A special thanks goes to my fellow artists who participated in enriching this journey: Æther @aethersovereign Alessandro Fiore @whitekross Harvey McFly @HarveyMcFly Paul Prudence @MrPrudence PureSpider @PureSpider QUBYT @qUBYt2 santiago @neymrqz Sh!g @shig_nft -------------------------------------- - Press 1,2,3 or 4 to re-render the artwork at progressively higher resolution - Press S to save a PNG image of the artwork - Click and drag over the image to adjust the drawing speed of the line - Double-click on the image to restart the drawing process from the beginning -------------------------------------- Dedicated to my great friend Vale, who knows when to tell me to shut the fuck up.