Dying.exhibit 2027

‘Dying.exhibit 2027’ is a group exhibition co-created by the Dying.series collective, presented at Youngplace in Toronto from January 22 to 31, 2027. This exhibit aims to shape death literacy by initiating conversations on death, dying, fragility, loss, and grief, through socially engaged art and design pieces that embrace diverse cultural and spiritual lenses.

This year, the exhibit approaches death and dying through the lens of the health humanities: how art and storytelling can help us understand illness, care, grief, and mortality. It brings together the experiences of patients, families, caregivers, and healthcare professionals, in hospitals, hospices, at home, and beyond.

As a multidisciplinary and multicultural collective, we are producing this exhibition to expand the public narrative on death by creating opportunities for conversations on the end of life beyond the clinical setting, and before people face a life-limiting situation. The exhibition will feature a mix of contemplative and participatory art and design works, with a focus on interactivity and audience engagement.

Inviting public audiences across generations and cultures to reflect (through contemplative pieces) and rethink (through interactive pieces) their relationship with death, the project aims to promote death literacy, reduce stigma around death, and reconnect the public with the topic of dying through diverse human experiences.