they are loved opening

(Opening details coming soon!)

Grief is a part of the human experience. Disenfranchised grief can be described as grief over a loss that is not socially supported. Such as the loss is not recognized by society, when the grieving person themselves is marginalized due to addiction or mental health concerns.   

Tracey-Mae Chambers’ goal in this exhibition as a grieving mother is to raise awareness about the number of lost across Canada and illustrate in a physical way that every one of these people were loved.   

This project, although grown from one mother’s loss, has developed into a project that over time will represent hundreds of lost loved ones. Each piece of clothing, or other textile-based material used in this installation has been donated by someone who is surviving the loss of someone due to the consumption of a harmful substance that resulted in death. The donated textile is cut up into strips and tied to the others, binding the pain of our families together.