The practice of reflecting on one's mortality isn’t new. The Latin term Memento Mori (“remember that you have to die”) would usually be represented by a skull in paintings and other forms of art. This lead me to create my own Momento Morti, but with a modern twist.

The Inspiration

If you haven’t read the waitbutwhy’s article on why our time is more precious then it seems. I’d recommend giving it a quick read thru when you have a sec. Essentially, it talks about looking at one's life on a macro perspective. More specifically: splitting up your whole life into blocks of time.

Based on this clever idea of visualizing one's life from a different perspective, I wanted to show where I was on this timeline. Unlike a disconnected number to represent how many years I’ve lived so far, it would be more impactful to see how many days I have till my “expiry date.”

Exploration