The Last Update

“The Last Update” is the quintessence of Vanitas still life, from which all symbolic images are excluded except for two most important ones: a skull, a symbol of the inevitability of death and a clock, a symbol of the transience of life. The clock is represented here by the loading symbol. In the latter, a new modern meaning also appears: wasted time and at the same time the hope of resurrection, which in the traditional still life is symbolized by an ear of wheat. Since no one knows what is beyond the last line, what will happen to our social network accounts and crypto wallet passwords, what kind of “update” is in store for us. _____________________________________________________________________ video 1920x1080 20" sound: Andrey Rylov