Memento Vivere, a work that will be completed in 20 years

Maybe it's a thought that we all had before actually living it: what would you say to your parents at the moment of their death? The video performance "Human Installation XXII: “Memento Vivere, a work that will end in 20 years" by Kyrahm, Mariaelena Masetti Zannini, Julius Kaiser starts from this question.

"Memento Vivere" is a work that will end in 20 years, where parents and children are invited to tell each other everything, so as not to leave anything pending, as in an imminent farewell.
Parents, sons and daughters will be filmed twice. A first time now and they have to tell each other everything that is in their hearts as if they were going to say goodbye forever, as if it were the last day of their lives. And then they will be filmed in 20 years, and who remain will tell about the promises made, what happened in their lives in the meantime: conquests, losses, successes, failures of the pact made for a comparison over time.

After this long period of time, the performances, which in its documentation becomes not only video art, but a precious collection of memories, promises, and archive.

The project was born in a historical period where parents, grandparents and grandchildren could not say goodbye.
Mariaelena's father confided immediately after the action: "I can say that this is one of the best days of my life". And without going too far, this is a reason that justifies the birth of this work.

Kyrahm said: “I look at mine, I'm terrified of the ineluctability of the existence: Where will this shapeless mass of emotions end up, dear mum and dad?”