Life and Death in the Experience of Image

Human beings, aware of their finitude, have developed diverse strategies to resist the loss that death entails. One such strategy is the creation of images, a skill that allows for the restoration of a lost place in social space. However, the experience of image, and in particular that of the mortuary image, following Hans Belting's medial studies, invites us to recognize an intrinsic relationship between death and image due to the life-giving nature of the latter, suggesting more than a supplementary aspect in the face of death.