Shifting values at the cemetery – the artistic interventions of DeathLab

Autor: M. Winkel, M. Siedhoff, J. Wintzer
Jazyk: German<br />English<br />French<br />Italian
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Geographica Helvetica, Vol 79, Pp 51-59 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0016-7312
2194-8798
DOI: 10.5194/gh-79-51-2024
Popis: Cemeteries are a reflection of the values, history, and composition of their respective communities. Current social developments are therefore also visible through them. The contribution describes the work of DeathLab, a public event series that uses contemporary artist-designed urns as a means of exploring shifting values in funeral culture through physical manifestations. The events involve visits to places associated with farewells and allow for discussions about the cultural significance of death and mourning practices. The practices surrounding death and the artifacts associated with them, such as urns and cemeteries, are intertwined with population geography considerations, and incorporating these elements into scientific analysis such as through artistic interventions holds great promise.
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