Dying.exhibit 2024
January 19-28, 2024 at OCAD U
In its fifth year, Dying. will continue to offer an opportunity to creatively engage in conversation about fragility, death, dying, loss, and grief through participatory installation and techniques. This year, the exhibit will include interactive and participatory installations, as well as art pieces, all encouraging visitors to reflect on their individual and/or collective experiences surrounding death, grief, and loss.
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What is the Dying.series?
The Dying.series was founded by Maria Cheung, CEO at Taboo Health, participatory designer and researcher, Karen Oikonen, and Dr. Kate Sellen, Director of the Health Design Studio at OCAD U. Over the past five years, the Dying.series has attracted over 5000 attendees, 26 speakers, including 4 opening and keynote speakers in the disciplines of design and healthcare and 29 exhibiting artists and designers. In the first 4 years, the Dying.series has had two primary components: Dying.exhibits an exhibit installation hosted at Artscape Youngplace as part of the match a designer program of the DesignTO design festival, and Dying.dialogues a speaker event lead by Dr. Kate Sellen at OCAD U. In June of 2023, co-founder Maria Cheung stepped back from the Dying.series which will now be co-led by Karen and Kate while acknowledging the significant contribution of Maria and Taboo Health through the Dying.series first four years.
DesignTO and Artscape Youngplace have been critical partners in bringing the Dying.series to the public. While we see this year as a transition year for the series, we are committing to continuing a presence within DesignTO. |
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