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Medium

Painting
Hologram
Video

After the cremation,
I hold the portrait firmly so that it is visible to the attendees and walk at the front as their representative.
The portrait I am holding feels unusually heavy, as though imbued with a non-physical weight—almost as if I am carrying a soul that has lost its body.

I find myself caught between two contrasting perceptions:
the reality that "the body no longer exists there"
and the sense that "the body has transformed into a non-physical presence, yet continues to exist."

This project is an attempt to materialize the concept in which physical objects transform into non-physical entities, and those non-physical entities trace back the memories and records of what was once physical.

Process
Creation of painting works
I create paintings with the concept of "flattening the depth of space" and "layers (Layer of Life)." Currently, I have completed 11 works, with additional digital images in progress.

Funeral and cremation for the works
Ultimately, I will hold a funeral for these works and carry out the cremation process.

Final form of the works
A video artwork documenting the funeral and cremation
Photographs of the works that have become portraits after the funeral (Digital images are also under consideration)
A holographic work representing the portraits that exist without physical form
An installation artwork integrating all of the above
These elements will constitute the final form of the project.

© 2025 by Tatsunori Hosoi.

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