Facing Death
An artistic photoshoot of an individual before and after their death.
To promote the acceptance of mortality and seeing the beauty of life even in death, we wish to create a photography diptych of a terminally ill person at the end of their life. One photo is taken before their death, and the other after it. This is how life and death are intertwined in an eternal cycle. The artist’s eye captures this moment and freezes it in the amber of time. Additionally, the photographed individual gazes towards a future beyond their own mortality, while simultaneously contemplating their past from another angle. Through art, these two states are transcended.
A first diptych featuring the first person has already been made by the trial project. (Pictured above: The first Facing Death photography diptych featuring Mr. Emil Bolha)*
The project explores our society's relationship to death through an artistic lens. For this project, the members of the Facing Death creative team have collaborated with the Slovenian Hospice Society.
*(Others involved with the creation of the first photography diptych included: University Medical Centre Maribor, the Kralji ulice Society for Assistance and Self-Help centre in Maribor, the Maribor Assistance and Care Centre, the Centre for Social Work Maribor, and Funeral Services Maribor.)
»Through photography art, the taboos surrounding death are challenged.«
To promote the acceptance of mortality and seeing the beauty of life even in death, we wish to create a photography diptych of a terminally ill person at the end of their life. One photo is taken before their death, and the other after it. This is how life and death are intertwined in an eternal cycle. The artist’s eye captures this moment and freezes it in the amber of time. Additionally, the photographed individual gazes towards a future beyond their own mortality, while simultaneously contemplating their past from another angle. Through art, these two states are transcended.
A first diptych featuring the first person has already been made by the trial project. (Pictured above: The first Facing Death photography diptych featuring Mr. Emil Bolha)*
The project explores our society's relationship to death through an artistic lens. For this project, the members of the Facing Death creative team have collaborated with the Slovenian Hospice Society.
*(Others involved with the creation of the first photography diptych included: University Medical Centre Maribor, the Kralji ulice Society for Assistance and Self-Help centre in Maribor, the Maribor Assistance and Care Centre, the Centre for Social Work Maribor, and Funeral Services Maribor.)
A first diptych featuring the first person has already been made by the trial project. (Pictured above: The first Facing Death photography diptych featuring Mr. Emil Bolha)*
The project explores our society's relationship to death through an artistic lens. For this project, the members of the Facing Death creative team have collaborated with the Slovenian Hospice Society.
*(Others involved with the creation of the first photography diptych included: University Medical Centre Maribor, the Kralji ulice Society for Assistance and Self-Help centre in Maribor, the Maribor Assistance and Care Centre, the Centre for Social Work Maribor, and Funeral Services Maribor.)
»Through photography art, the taboos surrounding death are challenged.«
The objective of this art project is to strengthen awareness of the end of life. Through the process, it gains participatory added value, as each member of the community working in the field of palliative care can contribute to its final form. The participants of the project are simultaneously its designers, performers, viewers, and creators of artifacts. During this creative process, different scientific, religious, professional, and artistic viewpoints begin to intertwine.
FAQs:
Are our activities ethical?
The topic of ethics is exceptionally important and has been thoroughly discussed during our regular focus group meetings. We understand that, to carry out a creative project that includes a roundtable, a photographic essay book featuring narratives from project participants and the terminally ill, and a multimedia exhibition, we will be held to the highest standards of inclusivity and transparency of all parties directly and indirectly involved, with their full written consent.
FAQs:
Are our activities ethical?
The topic of ethics is exceptionally important and has been thoroughly discussed during our regular focus group meetings. We understand that, to carry out a creative project that includes a roundtable, a photographic essay book featuring narratives from project participants and the terminally ill, and a multimedia exhibition, we will be held to the highest standards of inclusivity and transparency of all parties directly and indirectly involved, with their full written consent.