Mascot is a conceptual digital artwork by Inna Etuvgi, exploring the tension between tradition and progress in the context of human evolution.
A young woman with robotic limbs gently holds a teddy bear — itself modified with mechanical parts. The bear, a universal symbol of childhood comfort, now carries the imprint of a technological future. This intimate yet unsettling juxtaposition raises a core question: What will we preserve as we design the blueprints for tomorrow?
In a world of extended lifespans, prolonged childhoods, and ever-closer integration with machines, Mascot confronts us with the emotional stakes of transformation. Which parts of our humanity are essential? What traditions will we carry into the digital age — and what will we leave behind?
The work invites viewers to reflect not only on technological change, but on memory, tenderness, and the symbolic weight of objects we choose to protect. In this fragile embrace between past and future, Mascot asks: what remains human?
