The Role of Objects and Places in Remembrance Culture: Using research in an artistic collaboration

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Where do the memories of those who have died live? In their homes? Their gravestone or where their ashes were scattered? In the places they loved to visit, such as a favourite beach or a beloved football ground? In an everyday object, such as the clothes they wore? Or even in something living, like a rose bush they planted in the garden? Using research into the history of death, dying and remembrance in twentieth-century Britain, this project involves the building and tour of an ordinary caravan full of interactive activities and works of art to get people thinking about how and why we remember those who we have lost. A visit to the caravan will involve the chance to read and listen to other people's experiences of remembering those who have died - perhaps someone from the past, or from a different cultural background. And a visit will also involve the chance to tell your own story - by adding to pieces of art in the caravan itself. This might include pinning a place on embroidered map representing somewhere that's special to you, or recording a short audio clip telling us how you remember someone you've lost. That way, the caravan will tell everyone's story of remembering over the decades.The caravan will tour a number of sites in June 2018 and collect the contributions of members of the public along the way. It's free to visit, and there will also be a chance to take part in associated events in some of the venues, such as Leeds and Glasgow. Overall, the aim is to get everyone involved to think a bit about what role remembering our loved ones who have died plays in our everyday life - and perhaps also how we would like to be remembered when we're gone.