Rituals of Grief
by Dagmara Bilon 2023
Grief is an invisible and hidden void in society. How and where do people grieve? Do
people feel genuinely connected with custom practices of mourning in their different cultures?
This project recognises the importance of facilitating space to connect, process, and express grief.
‘Rituals of Grief’ is a visual online documentation looking at a creative process with the eyes of a Death Doula. This project investigates performing acts of mourning as a container to process experiences around loss and grief drawing on somatic movement methodologies, ritualistic practices and live art.
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'Preparing the Fire'
Bedroom, London October 2022
Ritual 2
hArtslane Project Space
London January 2023
‘As I created shapes and forms, I aimed for awareness of the centre, which helped to release me from my outer shell...disintegrating tensions.’
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'Behind the Curtain'
Colchester Art Centre
Colchester February 2023
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'The Green Night'
Spain July 2023
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Collective exploration of grief
with Marta Angelozzi and Dyana Gravina
Roundabout,Lisbon August 2023
Ritual 6
'In conversation with a clock'
Motherhouse Studios
London October 2023
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'In your shoes and the act of inner poetry'
Kitchen and Lewisham Hospital
London Nov 2023
