Lydia Smith
Rice University
Project
A Final Resting Place for History: A Visual Investigation of Cemeteries
Germany, Sweden, Australia, Japan, Egypt, Argentina
Cemeteries are rich with information about the culture, history, and politics of their surrounding environment. They are also a constructed landscape found all across the globe in cultures with varying religious beliefs and practices. I wish to visually explore how cemeteries reflect different attitudes towards death in six different countries while engaging with the community that develops in these spaces. As an artist, I hope to be inspired by my travels and communicate them through my practice while documenting my experience.