Merzmensch - Friday is Fish Day

From the series: NeoreAIlism
Paper: Hahnemühle Fine Art Archival Print
Sheet size: 40 × 40 cm with 1 cm white border around the motif.
Year: Edition of 2025
Edition: 3 + 1 AP
Signed, dated and edition numbered by the artist on a separate label.

In Merzmensch's surreal, AI-generated universe , Friday is fish day —but not quite the way your grandmother imagined.

Two silent figures present trays of immaculately prepared food, standing on a kind of concrete terrace between industrial buildings. Above them, fish glide through the air with the calm ease of commuter traffic, suggesting a world where gravity—or logic—has given up.

The stark black-and-white work plays with the conventions of socialist realism and retrofuturism, evoking propaganda images from a parallel history. The result is both disturbing and poetic: a moment frozen in a world that follows its own rules.

Like all works in the "NeoreAIlism" series, the artist's subtle satire targets not only aesthetic conventions, but also our faith in "reality." It's a quiet revolution in image composition—served with potatoes and a perfectly rounded side dish.