Welcome to my…

Welcome to my, House, School, Basement and Grandma’s house.

In my project "Welcome to my" I captured my present through 3D scans. This project was inspired by the documentary Meeting You (2020) . Here a mother was digitally reunited with her daughter who died due to a blood disease. The encounter is very emotional, personally I found it interesting how a digital identity could create such an emotional experience.

This documentary also inspired part of my research "Phenomenology of my Digital Double." Here I conducted several case studies to learn more about identity. This project can connect to these case studies.

The purpose of this project is to ensure that my past can be revisited by my 50+ year old self. In a way, I have given my past a Digital immortality, a spiritual existence embodied in a small Box. I deliberately submitted a USB for this purpose. The USB acts as a box that keeps my past safe so I can revisit it when I am older.

“The girl in the documentary serves as a ghostly representation of the actual girl, much like how at the moment of writing this paper Google Maps is a ghost of the city Kyiv, or the ghostly Facebook accounts of deceased individuals. These digital echoes challenge our understanding of identity, presence, and the boundaries between life and death."