Let the pure depart in purity
June 2020
Media Art installation
Lily, rose, forget me not, carnation, chrysanthemum, hydrangea, lisianthus, sounds collected from 20 regions, fabric, spray glue
10"
Memorial flowers from strangers were collected at the funeral parlor after ceremonies by the artist. She then preserved the colors by dehydration and transformed it to powder as a manifestation of dust. By collecting voices from over 20 regions reading the same passage of Ecclesiastics 3, participants organically narrate the life cycle in collaboration.
The flowers witnessed the final stage of a deceased person and accompanied their friends and families during the event; whereas the flowers are expecting to return dust in times. The artist subtly metaphorize life progression through botanical materials, incorporating sounds as a response to question the essence of life.