Arts at CERN

Stealing One’s own Corpse (an alternative set of footholds for an ascent into the dark) – PART 3 is the final part of a trilogy, made over the past decade.

It investigates the contemporary existential conditions brought about by scientific and technological developments and explores the possibility of creating an ‘escape route’ for humans in such overwhelming times.

The work shown here is constructed and based on material collected from Aranda’s experience at CERN, together with live-action video recorded with actors and additional footage. It focuses on the origins of humanism—a philosophical and ethical position that underlines the importance of human agency—and applies it to other forms of existence.

Stealing One’s own Corpse… acts at once as a warning, a guide, and a relic; considering our planet and the value we place on it, as well as contemplating its destruction, and what a post-planetary future might look like.