Death and Dying

Moving, raw and at times, astounding, Death and Dying is a new collection of stories recorded by the Perth-based arts and cultural organisation, Centre for Stories , that explores death as both the most inevitable part of life, but also a topic that many shy away from.

Sheryl Blanksby interviewee for the Centre for Stories Death and Dying project
A Mother’s Pain
Death and Dying
Sheryl’s baby boy Thomas was diagnosed with a rare cancer. She decided to not proceed with treatment – choosing quality of life over quantity.
Abdul-Rahman interviewee for the Centre for Stories Death and Dying project
Sculpting Spaces for Grief
Death and Dying
Abdul-Rahman discusses how he uses art and sculpture to create open spaces that encourage conversations around death, reflects on the death of his grandfather to suicide and how the Western world has ‘sterilised’ death.