I can't live without

2024

Oil on canvas + AR,
Size: 60 x 80 cm

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I Can’t Live Without offers a powerful reflection on modern society’s obsession with digital screens and the unseen consequences of this fixation. The abstract figure, rendered in deep black and blue hues, bends and twists as if lost in an intangible void, its face softly illuminated by an artificial blue glow. Through AR, a phone is revealed in its grasp — an object so omnipresent that it dictates attention, perception, and even presence.

Yet, just behind the figure, a delicate white flower struggles for life. Vibrant green stems twist into organic motion, but the bloom, a symbol of nature’s quiet persistence, slowly fades away. It is a haunting reminder of what is neglected in favor of the screen — an entire world teeming with beauty, growth, and real connection, slipping away unnoticed.

Through the interplay of oil and augmented reality, I Can’t Live Without challenges the viewer to question their own relationship with technology and the fragile balance between the digital and the natural.

AR extension can be viewed with the Artivive app.