“My work addresses the complex, multifaceted nature of grief and mortality through the exploration of my lived experiences of loss. I reference these experiences through my memories, acknowledging them as living and decaying entities while addressing loss as stagnant, exploring the symbiotic relationship between them. I use my practice to critique the ways in which death is viewed through the western lens and how this influences comfortability in these spaces of conversation. I aim to challenge the taboo nature of these topics by acknowledging mortality as a universal human experience, using memories, objects and food to foster a collective, ongoing conversation about loss, grief and mortality. ”