Facing Death Creatively (2019) — Social Art Library

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R.M Sánchez-Camus

Screen Shot 2019-10-21 at 13.09.59.png — Photograph taken from the BBC website showing the artist recording the talk to a live audience.

R.M. Sanchez-Camus describes how art can be used as a language with which to communicate the fear of death and dying.

Drawing on his experience as a Social Practice Artist working in a hospice, he reveals how art-making can create a space where individuals can mentally remove themselves from the state of dying, and produce a lasting testament to their lives. He believes death anxieties over global extinction can similarly be approached through making art. 'It’s urgent to break the taboo of speaking about death. If we can hold this conversation within the community we can begin to support each other as citizens.' Recorded in front of a live audience at the Kelburn Garden Party festival in the grounds of Kelburn Castle near Glasgow. Presenter: Olly Mann Producer: Sheila Cook

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R.M. Sánchez-Camus

R.M. Sanchez-Camus is a creative practitioner who develops works of art in collaboration with community partners. He creates site-responsive works that activate dialogue, interaction, visual impact and community cohesion. His interests lay in neighbourhood narratives, hidden mythologies, psychogeography, and outdoor works.

He has been commissioned by leading organisations with remits in public art and social practice such as Artangel, People United, and Freedom Festival, and in 2017 co-founded Social Art Network UK, which he continues to co-manage.

https://www.appliedliveart.com