Death in cyberworlds. Narratives from necromedia for reflection, mourning and memory in contemporary cultural and artistic production

Abstract

From a historical point of view, photography has been able to help us reflect and reinterpret the concept of death, so diverse in different cultures. In fact, digital images resulting from technological advances and the Internet, understood as an interconnected network, have made it possible to create new spaces to reflect on death. From the video game environment, where it is treated superficially as a narrative resource, to social networks, where people have the opportunity to share grieving processes, the visuality of death takes on multiple forms. In these hyperconnected spaces where users coexist under the appearance of profiles and avatars, sharing their concerns, tastes and experiences, a new memory paradigm exists for post-mortem interaction and remembrance.