Homo Bulla — Man is a Bubble

The art of dying

Memento Mori. Credits — The District Museum in Nowy Sącz

Homo Bulla — A Latin metaphor that translates to “Man is a Bubble”. Since antiquity, we have seen plenty of art interpretations for the portrayal of death and the transience of life.

Memento Mori — A Latin phrase meaning “remember that you must die”. The Vanitas art movement made waves in 17th century Netherlands during the capitalism boom, popularly known as…