A Journey through Europe
talking life, death and grief
[our mission]
What happens when a person dies?
And what do we need when we grieve –
in the past, today, and in the future?
[Our Mission]
What happens when we die
Death and dying is the essence of being human. How do people die in europe, what differs and what stays the same, depending on where you look.
How do people grieve
How are relatives and friends mourn the dead. How is life celebrated in the face of loss? We meet people and institutions to find out more.
What is shared
What connects us with each other and our culture. Europe is a vast space with various cultures and visions, yet many ways are shared when it comes to death and loss.
We travel across Europe and speak with bereaved families and with those who carry responsibility when life ends. We document procedures, rituals, and attitudes.
Much is different.
Some things are shared.
In the end, it comes down to the same question everywhere:
How we shape farewell – and how we, as a society, live with loss.
This project will tell stories through interviews, videos and still images, not offering answers but posing questions to the participants and viewers alike.
[Who we are]
Eric Wrede
How do people grieve, what stories and habits connect us and what differs throughout europe? Those are questions that I want to ask people in this project.
Felix Seyfert
Death, dying, life and celebration are so tightly connected. I'm looking forward exploring the various approaches and capture these moments throughout europe.
[Voices]
Charlotte Golledge is a death historian and author. In our interview she shared lots of insights and historical information surrounding death, funeral rites and grief.
Charlotte Golledge is a death historian and author. In our interview she shared lots of insights and historical information surrounding death, funeral rites and grief.
Glynis Woodhead is a celebrant and minister conducting humanist type as well as religious weddings and funerals in scotland.
[do you feel connected?]
We are looking for more voices
to join the discussion
If this project sounds interesting to you, you work with loss, death and grief or just want to share a story. Feel free to contact us and lets talk.