Ruth Somalo, "Landscapes of Research"; Multimedia collage. After years of Death research for my PhD. thesis, I often spend my days dancing through a parallel universe. www.ruthsomalo.com
Joe Craig, "The Martyr Converted"; Acrylic on canvas. A play on depictions of St. Sebastian, represents the struggle of people in secularized, industrialized societies to reconnect with spirituality.
Ruth Somalo in collaboration with Foxito, "Double Portrait"; Analog photo collage pasted onto canvas and hand-painted with acrylic painting, www.ruthsomalo.com
Lynda Resnick, "Hearses Don't Have Luggage Racks" ; Video still from a short film, which can be watched here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/m5esa1nv9t1hqb6/Hearse%20Final%20Video.mp4?dl=0
Nathalie Claude, "Memento Mori for my Theatre World"; Still from a video filmed on her iPhone in her house, with her own objects. www.nathalieclaude.com
Tony Wolf, "Flowerskull Mask"; Papier mache, pine cones, acrylic paint, fabric, brass bells. This is a talisman of the ethos "remember death and therefore seize the day." http://alt-death.com/2020/08/
Rebecca Tillett, "Memento Mori"; Box with mementos from living and the dead including a wedding ring, ashes, hair and a pipe, to always remind me of the transience of life. https://rebeccatillett.com/
George Ketels, "A Giant, A Child"; acrylic painting on canvas. The painting depicts a dream version of myself, looking over a mountain at my life and death facing each other.
Mia van Leeuwen with Natasha Torres-Garner, Ming Hon & Tanja Woloshen, Photography by Karen Asher, Still from How to Raise A Ghost: Memento Mori as Contemporary Praxis, https://vimeo.com/493571955
Marissa Oliver, "The Covid Death Doll"; "symbolizes where covid infected me and reminds me that death is close. Death has become a guide since I contracted covid." 2020.
Melissa Chaidez, "Postcard Calendar Box"; Postcards & additional cardstock made into a 5 year calendar to reflect on and document my days. Each card has dates and a space to write about that date.
Balım İslamoğlu, "The Very Ordinary Funeral of Mr. Fish"; Mixed Media in sardine can. Mr. Fish is welcomed to the afterlife in his aluminum coffin by his mate Mr. Fish. instagram.com/mayascradle
Sharon Robinson, The Mixtape for my Death: Funeral Playlist. Listen to the play list is here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_wUBw1Hp117mieVjL9J4TjG8ObwYWbD7
![Tiffany Nicole, "Valentime’s Day [Sic]"; Nitram charcoal and nupastels, 2020.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d532fff2cb2ef000174ad28/1612559738266-KZZQ1EHF872UKTBSF0VI/image0.jpeg)
