This interactive installation reimagines ancient mourning rituals through speculative digital erasure. Our digital identity is an aggregate of partial data and misattributions, forming a fragmented self. In an era where our presence extends beyond physical existence, what does it mean to die? Does deleting one’s online presence equate to a second death, or does it offer liberation from perpetual surveillance? And, more importantly: do we really want to be forgotten?

Tutta Notte Buia / Alessia Fallica, Martina Pizzigoni - Photo: MAalex
Exhibit
Tutta Notte Buia
MAlex: Alessia Fallica (IT), Martina Pizzigoni (IT)
Credits
The artwork is produced as a result of the 2024 Traumstipendium prize, awarded by Energie AG and OÖ Landes Kultur GmbH.
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