Emilie Duval
1 min readAug 13, 2021

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The Satellite of Our Consciousness | Mixed Media on Canvas | 76x92 inches | 2021

The Satellite of Our Consciousness

The painting depicts the fragmentation of time and space forged by synthetic consciousness.

The inability for human entities to envision the infinite fractions of time and space weakened the consciousness of human governance and its survival.

The machine develops a synthetic consciousness through constant interaction with the livings and can envision any experiences in the infinite scale of relativity.

The level of electrical impulses and connectivity transforms our perception. Objects are not only physical in their essence; they become digital as they are never experienced but only perceived through connectivity.

The background represents a manufactured border which is divided by a black line. It symbolizes the reflective synthetic consciousness and the infinite existence of an experience. The satellite depicts relativity and relay of experiences to the world in a different time and space.

In the foreground, identical collages of burning forests refer to the disappearance of phenomenal perception.

The forests are burning before our eyes until the heat of our future digitally nurtured consciousness turns the self into dust.

The collages of motherboards and the drawings of imaginary networks symbolize the ultimate stage of synthetic consciousness as a permanent fire consumes us under the dictate of a relentless machine.

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Emilie Duval

I am a French/American multi-disciplinary visual artist. My work is defined by research and observation to acknowledge the functionality of our societies.