A Cinematic Art Project Retelling Our Digital Descent and Reclamation
We are all living Persephone's myth. Just as Persephone was abducted from flower fields into Hades' underworld, we've been pulled from the open early internet into the algorithmic depths of social media. Her eventual return — transformed but sovereign — mirrors our potential emergence through Web3.
Cerberus, the three-headed dog guarding the underworld, is Web1, Web2, and Web3. This insight unlocked everything. Suddenly our entire digital journey mapped perfectly onto ancient mythology.
The maiden picking flowers. Early internet of personal websites and forums. Connection without extraction.
Hades emerges, taking Persephone below. Platforms emerged, taking our data and attention. The pomegranate seeds = terms of service that bind us.
Persephone's negotiated sovereignty. The promise of decentralization and digital ownership. But will we emerge free or repeat the cycle?
15 pieces serve as waypoints through this mythology. From Demeter (nurturing early web) to Digital Pomegranate (algorithmic binding) to Persephone Rising (potential sovereignty). Each work visualizes states of being that have no precedent — what does algorithmic capture look like? How do we paint digital transformation?
“I spent seven years in YouTube's underworld before the myth revealed itself. This isn't just my story — it's ours. We are all Persephone now.” — E.V.A