memento mori - pop-up interactive shrine

Memento Mori, is an interactive art installation investigating themes of loss, longing and nostalgia and their intersection with concepts of ritual, memory and remembrance. The installation references burial practises and devotional rites throughout history and specifically draws inspiration from Ancient practises, such as burial mounds and catacombs.

By combining ceramic shards and objects with printed fragments and other found materials, this interactive work creates a type of shrine. Participants are encouraged to pause and reflect by making a clay votive or placing a virtual candle. The shrine will grow and develop throughout the course of the day.