An Appropriate Memorial

An Appropriate Memorial

When my Dad died in May 2020, I created a digital memorial for him. This gave his friends and family a virtual space to remember him, when meeting up physically was difficult, due to the Covid-19 lockdown. The website I created contains pictures, tributes, video and...
AFTR – reimagining a trip to the cemetery

AFTR – reimagining a trip to the cemetery

I would like to introduce you to AFTR – reimagining a trip to the cemetery. Life, Loss & Love is a global virtual community- driven festival which aims to stimulate conversation about embracing life by facing death. The current 2020 festival is a response to...
Pandemic

Pandemic

During the second evening of complete lockdown in my apartment in Dorchester, Dorset, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, I chose to watch a documentary on Amazon Prime called Influenza of 1918. I had heard of a term in literature ‘the grippe’ which is an old fashioned word...
Why is it we want to memorialise ourselves?

Why is it we want to memorialise ourselves?

“Why is it we want so badly to memorialize ourselves? Even while we’re still alive. We wish to assert our existence, like dogs peeing on fire hydrants. We put on display our framed photographs, our parchment diplomas, our silver-plated cups; we monogram our...
National Memorial Arboretum

National Memorial Arboretum

Located a few miles from the Trent and Mersey Canal in Staffordshire is the UK’s National Memorial Arboretum. The Arboretum was officially opened on 16 May 2001, but has undergone a big regeneration project more recently that has led to it becoming an award...
Memorial Vandalism

Memorial Vandalism

Digital memorials can be as susceptible to vandalism as can traditional memorials such as grave stones. The picture above is of St John’s Church graveyard in Pemberton, Wigan in England taken in 2015. The picture was uploaded to a public Facebook group in the area and...

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