THE FUNERAL
Video, 2023
About the artwork
In this work, we witness the perspective of a woman deceased at her own funeral. Her body begins to dissolve and deform, and just as she seems on the verge of completely disappearing, the image unexpectedly rewinds to the beginning. This visual portrayal suggests a struggle between existence and non-existence as a self-aware being, raising a profound philosophical question: Is consciousness the defining characteristic that makes us human?
Audio explanation
Listen to Mirage Bureau discuss this work.
Mirage Bureau has been passionately immersed in producing art using artificial intelligence since October 2022, backed up by 20 years of experience as an art director, including 15 years exclusively in the editorial field. He consistently explores extremes and their various thresholds, finding the poetics of their work in the passage through these edges.
Abstract markers serve as pillars of their creations, traversing from the ethical limits of life in society to the limitations of human existence and the mysteries of death. The artist engages with prevailing collective pacts while seeking to reveal existential intimacy in their creative proposals. Reflections on the boundaries of time, language, desire, memory, and life are woven into their work.