His was the first whose consciousness was uploaded to the iron body and the grand ceremony was transmitted around the globe for all humanity to witness the event of death and rebirth. His new body lifted high carried by two cyber angels and the choir chanted " behold the new man of steel".He spoke and called humanity to fulfill its destiny, to leave behind its flesh and sins of past and rise with him to the stars. After that Terranus quickly dispatched his new Apostles to find what was left of humanity and start the transition.
Part of my Rise of Homo Mechanicus series and also the central piece, is a handcut collage artwork i created almost 6 years ago. It was a real challenge firstly because of the size, each piece of the triptych is 160/80cm and secondly because of the level of detail i wanted to achieve, i think it took my more than 2 months to finish it and back then i had a lot of time in my hands.
I was inspired by Michelangelo's Cappella Sistina frescoes because the idea behind this series is about a new age of technological enlightenment, a Tech Renaissance. I also wrote a short story about the setting and characters to accompany the artwork. You can enjoy a small part here and in my next post i will present the characters with the whole story.
