Always facing, never surrender, just have a break.

Marina Abramovic, Selfportrait with Skull, 2004. Black and white photograph. Cm 50x60. Edition of 7. Courtesy Lia Rumma


"Vanitas" means emptiness and referrs to the arts, to learning and to time.
"Memento mori" reminds the human being of his death; while roman emperors were celebrated in the streets of victory a slave stood behind the Cesar and whispered "Remeber that you will die as well".
"ars moriendi" refers to the art of dying and is the name for advices of a god pleasing way to do so in the 15th century.

Life is a breeze in between bipolar powers, being or not being, day and night, old and young, energy and recreation,falling up or jumping down. The picture above depicts for me a beautiful sum up of counterpieces of one whole.
Naked is vulnerable, weak. Standing self-confident naked in front ot a camera is admirable, though she defends her body with what a female body is the contrary to: death. The skull is always looking straight into you eyes, there is no way to prevent death, it is absolut and certain. Behind the skull there is where life starts, where miracles begin. The mother protects herself, the inner child to be seen by the symbol of what it ends. Absolution by prevention.
The picture is harmonious. The symbol is a never ending circle, a sinus curve of everything goes together.

Life is a breeze in between watching the index move, the seconds, minutes. Moments where ideas come, applepies burn, people face fears, bombs explode, flowers blossom, sweat falls down, situations are remebered, loved ones are hugged,solutions are made and some door closes while another one opens.