“Engaging with death related subjects inspires us to accept the fact that we are mortal, that we will die, and gives us an opportunity to discover what that means to us.”
Posts Taggeddeath positive
Cemetery Review #9 – Friedhof Sternbuschweg – Duisburg – Germany
Earlier this month I visited Oberhausen for Acherontic Arts festival with my friend and partner-in-crime photographer Nona Limmen. We had one day left in Germany after the festival and decided to visit the nearby city of Duisburg.
What Is Death Awareness?
During the past year that I’ve been working on this blog, a lot of people have asked me – aside from the general inquisitions about my seemingly morbid interest in anything dead and dying: “Claudia, what is this death awareness thing exactly? What does it mean?!” As the concept of death awareness is popping up out of obscurity a lot recently, let me explain it to you.
Cemetery Review #6 – Figeac & Loupfougères – France
Here is the second part of the cemetery tour we did through France this summer. In the first part we took you to Camburat and in this one I combine the two remaining reviews for Figeac and Loupfougères.
Interview – Laurie Lipton
Through her drawings, Laurie confronts the viewer with complex existential subjects and invites him to explore the true nature of everyday reality.
Cemetery Review #5 – Camburat – France
This cemetery review is the first of three reviews of tiny graveyards in the south of France. In this first one I take you to the tiny village of Camburat, in the Midi-Pyrénées region of southwest France.
Interview – Caitlin Doughty aka Ask A Mortician – On The Death Positive Movement And Being Mortal
Caitlin Doughty is an LA-based mortician, author, and founder of The Order of The Good Death, a group of professionals in the funeral industry who are committed to making a difference in our death phobic culture.
Interview – Annabel De Vetten Of Conjurer’s Kitchen
Culinary genius Annabel de Vetten is nicknamed Annabel Lector, which you will understand is for obvious reasons once you take a look at her work. She fabricates hauntingly delicious cakes, or rather “edible sculptures”, of the darkest of themes.
