What is the fate of objects after a death-a daughter's hairbrush, a father's favourite chair, an aunt's earrings, a husband's clothes? Why do some things stay and some go from our lives and memories? Objects of the Dead examines a poignant and universal experience-the death of a loved one and the often uneasy process of living with, and discarding, the objects that are left behind. How and when family property is sorted through after a death is often fraught with difficulties, regrets and disagreements. Through personal stories, literature, film and memoir Margaret Gibson reveals the power of things to bind and undo relationships. This is a remarkable reflection on grieving-of both saying goodbye and living with death.
In this monograph featuring over forty photographs and prose poems, Servon and Delany-Ullman chronicle the lives, deaths, and relationships of individuals whose objects are imbued with their emotional and physical senses, then saved by ...
Discover how the ancient Egyptians controlled their immortal destiny! This book, edited by Foy Scalf, explores what the Book of the Dead was believed to do, how it worked, how it was made, and what happened to it.
SELLING DEAD PEOPLE'S THINGS is a wry, behind-the-curtain peek into the world of antiques and their obsessive owners--while still alive and after their passing.
How to Do Things with Dead People studies human contrivances for representing and relating to the dead.
After all, she understands the stories objects can tell—at fifteen, she is a gifted collage artist with a flair for creating found-object pieces.
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 7 See the insightful discussion and (terrifying!) photographs in Hélène Grousson, et al., Blessures d'archives, rêve d'éternité de la conservation préventive à la restauration.
With contributions from leading scholars and detailed catalog entries that interpret the spells and painted scenes, this fascinating and important work affords a greater understanding of ancient Egyptian belief systems and poignantly ...
Sonic Spectres & the Object Hereafter Kristen Gallerneaux. HIGH STATIC DEAD LINES High Static , Dead Lines : Sonic Spectres and the.
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Tracing the rituals, gestures and materials that have been used to shape and preserve memories of personal loss, Hallam and Hockey show how material culture provides the deceased with a powerful presence within the here and now.