What confirms that we have existed?
In Existence, an abandoned mannequin occupies a silent interior while a mirror becomes the witness to its presence. Yet the reflection is deliberately imperfect.
The discrepancy raises a question about human existence itself: Are we ever perceived exactly as we are?
Our existence is witnessed by others—by people, memories, encounters, and experiences—but every witness sees us through a different consciousness. Like the mirror in the painting, those reflections may contain us without ever reproducing us completely.
The ravens become companions to this existence: events and presences that enter our lives, share our time, and become part of the evidence that we were here.
The mannequin remains.
The mirror remembers.
But neither can tell us with certainty what was real.
What confirms that we have existed?
In Existence, an abandoned mannequin occupies a silent interior while a mirror becomes the witness to its presence. Yet the reflection is deliberately imperfect.
The discrepancy raises a question about human existence itself: Are we ever perceived exactly as we are?
Our existence is witnessed by others—by people, memories, encounters, and experiences—but every witness sees us through a different consciousness. Like the mirror in the painting, those reflections may contain us without ever reproducing us completely.
The ravens become companions to this existence: events and presences that enter our lives, share our time, and become part of the evidence that we were here.
The mannequin remains.
The mirror remembers.
But neither can tell us with certainty what was real.