Category Archives: Soulful Expressions

Death: Life’s Greatest Mystery

A unique exhibit explores big questions around death through various cultures
Posted on December 15, 2023 by Brianna Deutsch (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

The exhibit “Death: Life’s Greatest Mystery” is on display now at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada, through April 7, 2024. Originating at the Field Museum in Chicago in 2022, the exhibit traveled northward to open at ROM this … Continue reading →

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“Vanished House” by Hu Quanchun

A haunting, ivy-clad sculpture in a Chinese cemetery evokes the nature of loss
Posted on November 27, 2023 by Rachel Jones (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Chinese designer Hu Quanchun has found a unique way to depict the loss of family, home, and place in his sculpture, “Vanished House.” The sculpture is a memorial installation, set in a cemetery in Wuhan, China. It consists of permeable, … Continue reading →

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“Girl With Death Mask” by Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo laces her eerie painting with symbolic signs of hope
Posted on October 14, 2023 by Aaron Weaver (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

As we approach Halloween and All Souls Day, it’s a fitting time to discuss one of Frida Kahlo’s more eerie paintings. One of the 20th-century’s most iconic artists, Kahlo was not shy about expressing grief and death on her canvases.

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“An Archaeology of Silence” by Kehinde Wiley

A new exhibit looks at the death of Black men and women
Posted on September 12, 2023 by Brianna Deutsch (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Classic art is no stranger to depicting death. Scenes of a martyred Jesus and other saints dominated art for centuries, interspersed with a fascination with painting other tableaus of death and violence such as Socrates ingesting poison, Greek heroes felled … Continue reading →

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“Maman”: An Artist’s Ode to Her Mother

Louise Bourgeois' towering sculpture of a spider speaks to the complexities of a mother's role
Posted on August 20, 2023 by Erin Fleming (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

The French artist Louise Bourgeois lost her mother when she was just 21. It was a complicated yet familiar situation: the two historically had a complex and at times even tumultuous relationship. But at the same time, Bourgeois felt she … Continue reading →

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A Unique Stool Designed for Hospice Comfort

Inspired by the death of his mother, Ian Adler designed a functional stool for use at the bedside of the dying
Posted on July 23, 2023 by Dana Watson (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Ian Adler hopes that his Yip Stool will eventually serve a simple, yet profound purpose. While visitors gather around the bedside of an ailing loved one, Ian wants to offer them some comfort — quite literally. Instead of standing, mulling, … Continue reading →

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