- Size：160.2×90cm×6
- Material：Acrylic on canvas
- Year：2015 - 2016
- Depiction：
Half a century before the extinction of ancient humanity, the world was already unraveling. Climate shifts accelerated violently, new viruses emerged at uncontainable speed, and entire regions were abandoned or sealed off. When scientists failed to offer concrete solutions, entire populations were consigned to oblivion—a so-called “humane execution.”
The privileged few—the bourgeoisie—were the first to receive invitations to safety. The vast majority, however, were left behind. This unspoken secret shaped a future in which the continuity of valuable intellect became paramount. Scientists and electronic engineers were preserved as indispensable; other professions, deemed unnecessary. Yet in our world, it is art that enriches the spirit, allowing us to edge closer to humanity—an aspiration pursued with near madness.
On the eve of collapse, global scientific consortia devised apocalyptic refuge laboratories, issuing “evacuation invitations” to the top hundred figures of every discipline. Their brains and consciousness were preserved: bodies lost, yet mechanical organs and electronic minds carried forth as vital accumulations in cosmic evolution. Some were implanted with chips before the end, enabling them to slip through fissures of time—what we once called “dreams.”
Among these were individuals ranked just below the top hundred, chosen for their experimental potential. We sought artists and cultural figures before the temporal seams closed, for they provide the only sustenance to our electronic bodies: spiritual nourishment. Still, debate persists—should artists, as part of the blue-collar species, be granted even the dignity of a head? The question remains unresolved.