A Parting Repast is a contemplation and reflection of: objects used to hold memories, conjure meaning, and process grief; the ritualistic use of food to commemorate important moments; and the transformation that occurs from loss.
Through the layering of found and made objects, I explore ways in which the body, time, and memory are entangled with death. I seek to understand and reveal how a relationship with death creates beauty and meaning in life.
The installation serves as a metaphor for connection, loss, and transition.
Installed as a part of the 2025 VCUarts MFA Thesis Exhibition exhibited in The Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU. Curated by Misa Jeffereis (Associate Curator, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis), Egbert Vongmalaithong (Assistant Curator, ICA at VCU), and Chase Westfall (Head of Gallery and Exhibitions, VCUarts Qatar), the 2025 exhibition reveals a cross-section of emergent practices that are rooted in collaboration, experimentation, and the urgency to make meaning in an ever-changing world.
