We've found ourselves in a situation, in which our usual, daily routine has been interrupted and its lack demands a substitution. Movie series, social media or a good dinner - we try to cover up the disturbing reality in various ways. Let's use this time diferently. Let's think...

"Don't let yourself be forgotten" is an artistic initiative and a social intervention that aims to address the fundamentla question of the sense of one's life by pointing to its indespensable, indeed constitutive aspect, that is, death.
 
The initiative has been inspired by a reflection, that death which has for years sistematically been pushed out from the public sphere to sterile hospital wards is turning before our own eyes into a practical issue of utilizing of human remains. Yet, at the same time a cult of everlasting youth perpatuated by our consumerist culture seems to do great - after all, this is exactly what we miss so much these days. Accidental victims of this situation are some artistic forms, in particular, the funeral/coffin portrait. Let's invoke the forgotten form of art and let this be a chance for us to reflect upon ourselves.

In three simple steps create your own funeral/coffin portrait and show us, how you would like to be remembered.

1. Think about your future - the solitude of a quaranteene is a very good occasion to do that. Think of whom you'd like to become and show it in a self-portrait.

2. Use materials, clothes and props you have at your hand and create your own, original image.

3. Take a selfie or ask someone for help and upload the photo on our funpage https://www.facebook.com/pg/niedajsiezapomniec/events/?ref=page_internal

Simple, isn't it?

Don't let yourself be forgotten.

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