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Category Archives: Soulful Expressions
Urban Death Project Composts Human Remains
Katrina Spade proposes human compost structure as place of memorial and "recomposition"
Architect Katrina Spade may be the first person to offer an alternative to burial or cremation of human remains: composting. It has been true since time immemorial that our bodies come from and return to the earth. We are what … Continue reading
When Everyday Objects Become Sacred
An artist remembers the loss of her mother through photography
After artist Beatriz Ruibal lost her mother, Carmen, she discovered that her grief was painful and slow. Two years later, every inanimate object in Ruibal’s home became a reminder of her mother’s death, and Ruibal found that she couldn’t escape from … Continue reading
An Accidental Witness: A Photographer Captures Domestic Violence on Film
Sara Naomi Lewkowicz' photo series documents a young woman's struggle to repair her life after an episode of domestic abuse
Domestic violence affects 1 in 4 women in the United States, or about 3 to 4 million women each year. Battery by an intimate partner is the leading cause of injury to women between the ages of 15 and 44 … Continue reading
Qatar World Cup Memorial Commemorates Migrant Worker Deaths
Memorial architecture lends massive presence to hundreds of silenced mourners
The proposed Qatar World Cup Memorial project was designed by French architects Axel de Stampa and Sylvain Macaux, who founded the 1Week1Project collective. 1Week1Project comprises approximately 25 designs that are primarily speculative in nature, meant to serve as social commentary. … Continue reading
Performance Artist Uses Power of Ritual to Move Collective Grief
Rebecca Belmore's performance "Vigil" highlights authentic expression and the power of witnessing
We all have different ideas that spring to mind when we hear the word “ritual.” Some of us immediately see in the mind’s eye the titillating Hollywood version, with dim candle-lit rooms and voices rhythmically reciting words in a language … Continue reading
9/11 Memorial Museum Holds First Art Exhibition
New York marks 15th anniversary of 9/11 tragedy with evocative arts
In the heart of Manhattan, nested within the 9/11 Memorial that is built upon Ground Zero — the site where the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre once stood — a museum holds records and remnants of one of … Continue reading
