This visual poem explores the meaning of death in a public space, where the deceased’s last moment is commemorated by loved ones and left there for the rest of us to ponder and reflect. This series pays homage to the moment of death, of loss, of the end. These semi-permanent displays of public art-meets-funerary-rites snatch us from the mundane and remind us of the fleetingness of life.
Image title and captions:
1. RIP Drake - across the street from a cemetery.
2. or is it the beginning - in an open space, a protected area dedicated to land preservation, one that either the city nor private persons can build on.
3. Not a politician - in a semi-suburban street corner in the deep north valley in Los Angeles, adorned with a white ghost bike used to commemorate a fatal accident of a cyclist.
4. RIP Willie Toy - on the corner of Hollywood and Gower, steps away from the first star of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. There were Metro stickers and drawings among the rubble and candles.
5. The Family - outside an Armenian church, one sign said "the murderer must serve his sentence in Armenia"
