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There was a time when we were form

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"There was a time when we were form. There was a time when we were distant. There was a time when we were to be a simulation of life distinct from a symbolic confrontation of relevance to one's own existence. We are, we have been, we will be forms perhaps or only, some echoes in time" In reference to the theory of the simulacrum of Jean Baudrillard, a contemporary French philosopher. According to Baudrillard, the simulacrum is a copy without an original, a representation that masks the absence of reality. In this text, I describe the evolution of the human condition through the ages, where we have gone from an authentic existence to a simulated existence. I evoke it in three stages: 1. "There was a time when we were form": this corresponds to a time when humans had a clear identity, a well-defined form, an essence that characterized them. 2. "There was a time when we were distant": this means that humans have moved away from their essence, their original form, and have started to live in a world of representations, symbols and signs. 3. "There was a time when we were to be a simulation of life distinct from a symbolic confrontation of relevance to one's own existence": this corresponds to the idea that we now live in a world of simulations, where reality is replaced by representations, images, signs and symbols. We have become simulacra of ourselves, living in a world of simulations that prevent us from confronting the reality of our existence. Finally, to conclude "we are, we have been, we will be forms perhaps or only, some echoes in time". This suggests that we are now echoes, replicas, simulations of ourselves, which exist in time, but without real substance or essence. This text is an illustration of Baudrillard's theory of the simulacrum, which highlights the loss of reality and the predominance of representations in our contemporary world. 3840 x 2160 px / 4k mp4 / 1 min / 49,5 Mo / 12 frames 1/1 collection 33/50 #simulacra a subrealist reread based on the masterpiece by : Matthias Stomer - Annunciazione Original works On view at : le gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence

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