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Liz Gridley - 'How Do We Change Death Ritual Now to Enable Death Rituals in Future?' - oil on aluminium with metal lace frame
How Do We Change Death Ritual Now to Enable Death Rituals in Future?
Oil on aluminium with metal lace frame by Liz Gridley.
Painting size: 37.5 x 30 cm (14.8" x 11.8")
Frame size: 40.8 x 33.2 cm (16.1" x 13.1")
“A problem facing many urban Cemeteries these days is the same issue facing urban living – lack of space and a greater need for valuable land… With a traditional burial, the body is positioned horizontally in a coffin, in an “at rest” pose, and for some, the position has significance.
In recent times public attitudes to death and burial have been changing due to many urban and environmental pressures, and people have become more open-minded to alternative processes… An innovative Victorian company called Upright Burials decided there needed to be a change to the available choices when it came to a burial. They took the phrase “thinking outside the box” literally, and came up with an original “old” solution. No box, no headstone, and the body is buried upright, making for efficient use of both materials and space… near Derrinallum in Southwest Victoria, this first ever vertical cemetery provides a simpler and more economic option to the traditional burial process. - Tony Dupleix (B. Ag. Sci (Hons)) Managing Director of Upright Burials.