Tecnologie del volto immortale

e article delves into the implications of the human face in the context of mortality and memory. It distinguishes between two conceptualizations of the face: the last face, which refers to the transient face one bears at the moment of death, and the  nal face, which represents the face chosen or remembered in perpetuity, often immortalized on tombstones or in memorial images (the face that would last).  e article explores how these two faces differ and yet intertwine, reflecting the dichotomy between an ephemeral existence and the desire for a lasting legacy. Drawing on literary and artistic references, the text examines the portrayal of the face in post–mortem contexts. It discusses the role of violent and controversial images in public memory, which serve as both testimony and protest, challenging the ethical boundaries of representation. e discussion extends to the implications of technology in preserving or altering the face, from early photographic fantasies of capturing the essence of life to contemporary deepfake technologies that disturbingly resurrect the dead in digital forms.  e essay culminates in a reflection on the obsession with the face as both a symbol of identity and a point of existential anxiety.  rough the example of Marta Russo, a student whose image became a media icon in Italy in the late Nineties, after her tragic death, the article interrogates how a single photograph can encapsulate and, at the same time, reduce the complexity of a human life.