Programmed Extinction

Title: Programmed Extinction

Size: 18X18 inches

Medium: Mixed Media on Canvas

Price: INR 20,000

Year 2026

Concept Note: This painting presents a haunting vision of a future where human existence dissolves into its own creation. A skeletal hand rises from a mound of scattered keyboard keys, symbolizing the remains of intellect, language, and digital identity. Suspended keys above suggest the breakdown of structured communication, while the vivid red thread weaves through the composition like a controlling force—both lifeline and constraint.

The monochrome palette, combined with rough, cracked textures, evokes decay and the erosion of time, reinforcing a sense of abandonment and inevitability. The red thread disrupts this silence, hinting at a final pulse of life or an imposed system guiding existence toward its end.

The work reflects a world where technological advancement leads not to progress, but to a deliberate, almost coded extinction of the human era.