jane dorn 'type of grief'


from website 


"TYPE OF GRIEF  |  Public—yet intensely private—portraits of those who die and those who grieve


Roadside memorials. Public displays of perhaps the most private instant—the one when life stops and not-life begins. The fallout is powerful enough to make typographers and installation artists of those whose grief exceeds their belief that they cannot draw a straight line. 


On hallowed ground, these works represent the most visceral manifestation of vernacular and installation art. I sometimes come across mementos nestled in tall grass, left by those who have visited."

https://www.janedorn.com/type-of-grief 


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