Digital Melancholy
"Jean Baudrillard’s theory of Simulacra and Simulation argues that digital copies and artificial images have replaced reality. The pixelated texture in the artwork and the human face severed with sharp geometry depict the fragmentation of human identity in the digital age. There is no longer a single 'holistic self'; instead, there is a fragmented existence suspended in cyberspace, broken into pieces across websites, social media, and digital databases."