Burn The Ones I Love

The Bearded Tit, Redfern

Burn The Ones I Love : Death & Becoming Exhibition

Is a reconceptualising of the traditional burning ceremony that takes place in Chinese cultures to commemorate someone's passing. Paper money/Joss paper and items shaped in your loved ones most desired valuables are burned as an offering, ensuring they are prosperous in the afterlife. In this work I explore the question - ‘If I have no intentions of reproducing in this lifetime, who will be left to honour me and my culture when I inevitably retire from this physical vessel?’ ‘If I were to die today, what would I want in the afterlife with me?’

These two textiles based murals, completely wearable, are an honouring of self, culture and queerness. Displayed at the Bearded Tit as apart of the Death and Becoming Exhibition curated by Imbar Nassi.

Materials: hand-dyed recycled wool, Chinese silk, joss paper, repurposed cheongsam