While I was scanning some slides today, I came across this installation I created back in 1993. It is a funeral I had made for some stuffed animals from my childhood that I was having some trouble getting rid of. I felt bad throwing them in the garbage because on some level I felt like I was throwing away something that was alive, so I had decided to make a funeral for them. It was ritual for me to be able to let go of them and also put to rest memories of the past.
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| Passages, 1993 |
I really enjoyed making the installation although I am not sure if it had the outcome I was looking for. I think I still have the stuffed animals in my storage space.
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| Passages, 1993 |
But still, I think the ritual is important. It's a metaphor and it is as real and effective as we believe. I guess I didn't believe fully enough. Or I just wasn't ready to let go.
Great installation ,good that you keep the animals they're cute
ReplyDeleteI guess it came down to burying them, burning them or throwing them away. All difficult actions!
ReplyDeleteYes- difficult decisions although I am getting emails from people who have another perspective that maybe its not a problem at all- why get rid of them. Perhaps some of these attachments are ok to maintain
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