Paradion is a new project that aims to preserve the personal messages of its users for the future. The project will store messages from the present, in the form of photographs and texts by individuals, for future generations. The messages will be deposited in an airtight container in the earth under a majestic monument. Peter Bures, co-founder of Paradion project stated: "Thanks to the Paradion project, each of us has the opportunity to store our views, dreams and experiences - the whole of your life - over the ages, for eternity. In the globalized world, where the main emphasis is on information, transmission speed and data sharing opportunities, we overlook the value which memories, daily joys and cares have for us - ordinary human life."
All the messages produced by Paradion participants will be placed in a double-walled watertight and airtight sarcophagus, which will be installed in a vertical shaft at a depth with a constant temperature. The shaft will be securely sealed. A majestic monument erected above the storage area will serve as a reminder of the exceptionality of the site for many years. The place where the messages are stored will be selected by Paradion participants themselves. The Paradion monument will then be constructed in the country with the most votes. All participants can cast a vote for the country in which they would most like to see the Paradion messages deposited. "You will have the chance to select the site where your message is stored, therefore directly determining where the monument of the unique Paradion project will be located, for instance in your home country.This is an exceptional limited offer. Only the first 111,111 applications from around the world will be accepted in the project, thus guaranteeing the uniqueness of your decision." Peter Bures said. All the will add theyr own message in a full-colour document. It is entirely up to them how they want to fill this space. For example photos of themselves or their families, their family trees, drawings or various texts with their unique perspectives on life, their dreams or personal diaries, and so on.
Although modern data storage technology is not appropriate for long-term archiving, according to Pardion project creators. "We have spent a long time considering the technology that will be able to ensure the long-term survival of your message, in the end we opted to transfer information via state-of-the-art technology to special high-resolution archiving film material which, if stored correctly, can last for centuries, perhaps even millennia."