Author Archives: Marissa Abruzzini (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Pills Can’t Stop the Inevitable: The Candy Art of Felix Gonzalez-Torres

An artist shows his audience the futility of fighting death

The late artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres was no stranger to the issue of mortality. In one of his works, he tackled the subject of death from the perspective of HIV/AIDS patients, depicting scenes of empty beds on billboards. Earlier in his … Continue reading

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“Youth is when you’re allowed to stay up late on New Year’s Eve. Middle age is when you’re forced to.”

- Bill Vaughan
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“Death comes not to the living soul, nor age to the loving heart.”

- Phoebe Cary
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How Should Caregivers Cope with Dementia? An Interview with Linda Clark

A hospice volunteer talks about what she has learned through her work

Today, SevenPonds speaks with Linda Clark, a hospice volunteer at Journey Care in Illinois. As a volunteer, she assists patients with daily tasks and comforts family members who are coping with a relative’s terminal illness. Clark also contributes stories to the … Continue reading

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Clothes As Bodies: The Art of Christian Boltanski

"No Man's Land" highlights death and the human condition

When Christian Boltanski proposed his idea for an art installation at the Park Avenue Armory in 2010, no one expected him to use so many clothes. Sitting at the center of the expansive installation was a 40-foot-tall mound of clothing, flanked … Continue reading

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What Can Hospice Teach Us About Coping? An Interview with Mary York

Hospice volunteers tell personal stories through the Windows Within Project

Today, SevenPonds speaks with Mary York, founder of the Windows Within Project, part of the Hospice Volunteer program. An experienced hospice volunteer, Mary also interviews fellow hospice volunteers for the Windows Within Project website, whose goal is to educate readers … Continue reading

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