“I wonder though. All the weight of my life resides in the material. Where will they go? Who will keep them safe? Did you know they’re imbued with my very soul?! Splintered. Divided. Sectioned-out, but not equally. I wonder: do the objects frequently tied to me hold more? Is there a measurement for that?
Will the Direct Debits stack tall for the dead? Or do they get wiped clean?
Am I an expensive dead person?
Is it cheaper to be dead?
All the things left unsaid. All the “we’ll do that tomorrow”’s echo in my absence. All the platform boots; dust-laden, like gloves from a former battle. They’ll probably age more without my use.
And what will people say? Post? Tweet? What image will they select to brandish me as their friend, family, loved one?
If only I could prescribe this and make it easier for them.
Are there dead person brand guidelines?”
WORDS 04 (POSTHUMOUS)
[DIGITAL ARTWORK, 2023]
Prose typeset onto Portable Network Graphics (PNG) checkerboard pattern.
TYPEFACE:
‘Kern’ by Pizza Typefaces.
IMAGE DESCRIPTION:
A White and Grey portrait poster with Black printed text on stating “WORDS 04 (POSTHUMOUS) I wonder though. All the weight of my life resides in the material. Where will they go? Who will keep them safe? Did you know they’re imbued with my very soul?! Splintered. Divided. Sectioned-out, but not equally. I wonder: do the objects frequently tied to me hold more? Is there a measurement for that? Will the Direct Debits stack tall for the dead? Or do they get wiped clean? Am I an expensive dead person? Is it cheaper to be dead? All the things left unsaid. All the “we’ll do that tomorrow”’s echo in my absence. All the platform boots; dust-laden, like gloves from a former battle. They’ll probably age more without my use. And what will people say? Post? Tweet? What image will they select to brandish me as their friend, family, loved one? If only I could prescribe this and make it easier for them. Are there dead person brand guidelines? - Harry Vincent 2023” in ALL CAPS with “WORDS 04 (POSTHUMOUS)” highlighted in Red. All on a Black background.
