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Category Archives: Soulful Expressions
Artist Adam Tendler’s “Exit Strategy” Displays “Accidental Inheritances” Left by the Dead
Personal items left behind are repurposed into thought-provoking artwork
After putting out the call for artifacts of all kinds left behind by the dead — ranging from a piano to friendship bracelets to VHS tapes — Adam Tendler’s “Exit Strategy” displays nearly 100 such items contributed from the community … Continue reading
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TAISEI DESIGN Creates TSURUMI Children’s Hospice
A design firm aims to create comfort and normalcy for those experiencing an abnormal situation
The TSURUMI Children’s Hospice, designed by TAISEI DESIGN Planners Architects & Engineers, represents a pioneering effort in Japan to create a community-supported hospice for children. Inspired by Britain’s Helen & Douglas House, the hospice is located within Tsurumi Ryokuchi Flower … Continue reading
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Käthe Kollwitz Evokes a Mother’s Grief at New York’s MoMA
Drawings, prints and sculptures explore themes of motherhood, grief and resistance
German artist Käthe Kollwitz was not one to turn away from the darker parts of life. Her work was informed not only by the suffering witnessed all around her, but also by her personal encounters with death and grief. Now, … Continue reading
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KAAN Architecten’s New Visitor Center at the Netherlands American Cemetery
A new edifice adds to the cemetery site while enhancing its original purpose: Honoring America's wartime dead
In the southernmost region of the Netherlands, in the village of Margraten, is a cemetery dedicated to American soldiers who died in World War II. Originally built as a temporary repository for war dead in the waning days of 1944, … Continue reading
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Harmony Amidst Change: Japan’s Kezouin Fuchu-shi Cemetery
Explore Japanese cemetery design, societal shifts, and the harmonious coexistence of past and present burial customs
Nestled in Fuchu City, Japan, the Kezouin Fuchu-shi Cemetery offers a serene landscape amidst its undulating black stone walking paths and islands of lush green moss. Crafted by Love Architecture, this stunning dry landscape garden not only celebrates the beauty … Continue reading
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“Anxiety and Hope in Japanese Art,” on Display at the Met
An exploration of Japanese art around death, suffering and hope
“Anxiety and Hope in Japanese Art,” the exhibit currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, offers a unique look at how Japanese art has intertwined grief and suffering with ideas about rebirth. Combining sacred objects … Continue reading
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