The aim of this paper is to provide a reflection on the relationship of images and words through the painting of Marlene Dumas, specifically her well-known painting, “Measuring Your Own Grave.” I discuss how Dumas’ painting calls forth the Heideggerian existential notion of being-towards-death that is connected to the possibility of becoming responsible for our own choices. In addition, following Guignon, I discuss the “existential meaning” of Dumas’ work and thus the sense in which it discloses our mortality as well as our connection to others.
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Ortega, M. (2015). Dumas and Heidegger on Death to Come. In Contributions To Phenomenology (Vol. 74, pp. 263–274). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9442-8_16
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