Notes on Eternity

An antique round mirror stands upright on a dark surface, a fine red thread entering its frame and continuing inside the reflection, against a soft band of light.

Note: Identity Decay — What I knew about artificial worlds before I knew how to say it

— Laura Achrem

What did I know about artificial worlds before I knew how to say it? In February 2017, I defended a thesis on David Lynch, Thomas Pynchon and the copy without an original, months before the first digital supermodel and the word deepfake appeared. A note on identity, simulation and fashion, because in a world that can copy anything, what you feel is still yours.

Illustration made for Notes on Eternity with the help of AI, October 2026. Art direction by Laura Achrem.


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