Tag Archives: Memorial

Designer Plays with the Big Questions

Sebastian Errazuriz addresses life's big issues through simple and whimsical memorials and artwork
Posted on August 14, 2011 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

The work of designer Sebastian Errazuriz addresses the big issues of life and death, sometimes with a whimsical and charming style, and sometimes with an elegance and simplicity, always posing powerful questions for the observer. Death is the Only Certainty … Continue reading →

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Grief, Loss, and the End-of-Life Experience in the Age of the Tweet

How do our online networks effect the way we address real-life death?
Posted on August 10, 2011 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

“Here it is. I’m dead…” Earlier this year, Derek Miller published to his blog a farewell post—the day after his death. Before this, Miller had been blogging about his fight with metastatic colorectal cancer. SevenPonds recently published a Just Passed … Continue reading →

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David Rockwell Amasses a Book of Spectacles

SevenPonds adds memorials born of tragedy
Posted on August 8, 2011 by Suzette Sherman (Founder, SevenPonds)

The San Francisco journalist Zahid Sadar and I are at a bar in Glen Park. We’re discussing death when Zahid mentions a book he’s excited about: David Rockwell’s Spectacle. The two ideas come together like a sandwich, and we soon begin … Continue reading →

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“Some are bound to die young. By dying young a person stays young in people’s memory. If he burns brightly before he dies, his brightness shines for all time.”

- Unknown
Posted on August 2, 2011 by Aurora Wells (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

In loving dedication to Jonathan Harwood, whose fire burns on…

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A Street Artist’s Memorial to Homicides

Artist Swoon honored the missing women of the Juarez femicides with a portrait of an early victim.
Posted on June 18, 2011 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

In 2008, the artist Swoon, known for her life-size wheatpaste prints and cutouts of figures displayed throughout the streets of New York City, created a memorial to the victims of female homicides in the northern Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez. … Continue reading →

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Funeral Urns: Art to Honor Life

Funeria urns and art exhibit stand as memorial to individuals we've lost
Posted on May 15, 2011 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Funeria is an international arts agency that enlists top artists to create unique art you might not expect: funeral urns. Each piece is a fascinating memorial to the individual it was created to honor, a beautiful work of art that … Continue reading →

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