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Erik Pevernagie
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"Living on probation" , by Erik Pevernagie, oil on canvas, 80 x 100 cm .xxx
Some fail to bear in mind that everyone is sentenced to death. Death is a treacherous virus that strikes randomly. The only truth is that nobody is going to make it out alive. We are all living on probation, and our expiry date is indefinite. We like to combat disease or want to cure death. We try to surf on the waves of infinity and attempt to kill mortality, but nobody ever recovers from this lethal illness. In the meantime, we better unlock temporal moments that deliver touches of eternity. They never disappoint. When we dare to make authentic choices, even in the face of uncertainty and anxiety, we overcome ourselves and transcend the limitations imposed by our past experiences. . If we create our own values, we agree to a dynamic process of transformation knowing that our identity is a construction and that we must constantly reinvent ourselves. Our journey is an ongoing process of exploration and transformation. All things, including our self, are transient and ever-changing. Life's meaning, therefore, must be constructed in the face of death's absurdity. If we accept that our life trip is continuous "becoming," shaped by both the freedom to explore and the constraints of finitude, we can embrace the liberty to create meaning in a world where no ultimate meaning is guaranteed. Marginalized groups may fail "to be lucky" in life, and AIDS-stricken people may feel condemned to live on probation. They are only temporarily released from death. Through the randomness of fate, people living with AIDS experience life under a unique existential weight. Death represents the ultimate absurdity: it is unpredictable and inevitable, yet we continue living as though we can escape it. If we are placed under the lens of societal scrutiny, our experience of mortality may make life fragile and intensify the existential burden. It is not essential to avoid death or lament its inescapability but to embrace the absurdity and keep living fully despite it.
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| Date | 2007 | ||
| Source/Photographer | Erik Pevernagie |
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