But the real question is: what do we do with a pope today?
We live in a world where authority is suspect, faith is a hashtag, and spirituality an extension of personal branding.
The Church no longer dictates. It no longer shapes. It remains like an oversized object, in a world that runs without asking where.
So why is it that, when a pope dies, we still feel something?
Maybe because — deep down — we still need someone who isn’t for sale. Who doesn’t work. Who doesn’t perform.
Francis wasn’t a solution. He was a system error. A voice off-key. A presence that couldn’t be monetized.
And that’s exactly why he mattered.
Now that he’s gone, the real question returns:
Do we still need someone to remind us that we are not just algorithm and appearance? That not everything must serve a purpose? That doubt, limits, and silence have value too?
Maybe the Church is over. But the need for meaning — that one — still hasn’t found where to go.
Still processing the energy of the #EarthMonth event hosted by @legoodsociety and @hedera — Honoured to speak alongside visionary minds like @irfonwatkins, @dovuofficial, @ArtSectDAO and to represent @humandataincome.
My artwork EMERGE was also on display — now live on billboards across Times Square, the Netherlands, and London.
It’s not just about showing. It’s about dissolving — just enough — so something else can emerge.