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Category Archives: Soulful Expressions
‘Left Behind’: A Photo Series by Jennifer Loeber
A collection of juxtaposed photos paying tribute to an artist's mother
Death isn’t an uncommon theme in artwork. This isn’t surprising, since death is something that informs much of our lives. It’s something we all must deal with and cope with — it is something we spend much of our life … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Art About Death, Beauty, Death, Grief, Grieving, Hope, Jennifer Loeber, Left Behind, photography, Soulful Expressions
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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
Re-thinking the Funeral Home Design
Architects and Designers Looking to Transform the Way We Process Death
Spaces that process death — funeral homes, family tombs, crematoria — are traditionally housed within structures that either perpetuate their morbid reputation or attempt to mask their purpose altogether. They are low-lying, dark, heavy buildings with outdated design and architecture. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alicante, Architecture, Death, Design, Funeral home, Spain
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Hospice Photo Stories Offer Insight into Pan-Asian World of Palliative Care
Short film 'After Cicely' inspires photo journals documenting hospice care across Asia
Inspired by British physician and founder of the modern hospice movement, Cicely Saunders (1918-2005), the short film After Cicely explores the incorporation of palliative care into medical practices across Asia. This film inspired several photo stories that document palliative care … Continue reading
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Tagged Cicely Saunders, Hospice, Palliative Care, Personal Story, photography
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Emma Kisiel Views Death Through an Unusual Lens
The photographer's At Rest series explores the uniquely human need for funerals
Imagine stopping at the side of the road to give a dead possum a funeral, complete with flowers and stones marking the burial site. Most of us would likely cringe at the thought, but photographer Emma Kisiel has made it … Continue reading
Met Curator Explores Her Personal Grief Through European Paintings
Andrea Bayer finds resonance in the works of the masters
Andrea Bayer is a curator in the department of European paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Chicago. About two years ago, both of her elderly parents died within the same year. On the museum’s website, she discusses and … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, European Painting, Grief, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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