In Colouring Grief, 2021
Yasmeen Nematt Alla
Auditory Rituals, Mail, Online Zine
In Colouring Grief is a work that exists primarily due to the non-existence of the work Wishing
Upon a Grieving Well. In a time where we are more alone in our grief than ever, and a time that
we have collected each other grief more than ever, this project is a study in the exchange of
grieving amongst strangers. The give and take of rituals and secrets. The paper we slip to each
other hoping no one catches us. While this project requests a grievance from its audience, it
also offers something in return. The audience members then receive a translation of their grief
from the artist. This translation goes through a set of steps by the audience member in an
auditory ritual that attempts to mimic the phone calls that the artist has been making through a
time where we can’t hold much of each other.
