Afterparty is a story of artworks and artifacts with the theme of death. Their order is disrupted by the champagne cork, which, on the contrary, symbolizes life and serves as a reference to worldly life and its transience. However, death prevails and corrects the disorder of life, arranges it, and restores balance. The artwork Afterparty is, therefore, a classic memento mori.
About the film
Afterparty is a story of artworks and artifacts with the theme of death. Their order is disrupted by the champagne cork, which, on the contrary, symbolizes life and serves as a reference to worldly life and its transience. However, death prevails and corrects the disorder of life, arranges it, and restores balance. The artwork Afterparty is, therefore, a classic memento mori.
About the author
Tomas Vrana
Tomas Vrana, born in 1986, is an award winning photographer from Prague. Tomas studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and his work can be found in the collections of the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague in addition to private collections.