{"id":59905,"date":"2024-05-02T12:46:09","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T12:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=59905"},"modified":"2024-05-02T12:46:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T12:46:55","slug":"unique-grief-exhibition-opens-as-part-of-sheffield-life-loss-and-death-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/05\/02\/unique-grief-exhibition-opens-as-part-of-sheffield-life-loss-and-death-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Unique grief exhibition opens as part of Sheffield Life, Loss and Death Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u2018Grief Must be Love with Nowhere to Go\u2019 is one of many exhibitions that has opened at Sheffield&#8217;s Life, Loss and Death Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exhibition by artists Emily Simpson and Chris Alton was created to make a space for grieving and talking about loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris said: \u201cWhen my Mum died, I expected that my grief would pass with time. When it didn\u2019t pass, I didn\u2019t know what to do. I wish I\u2019d seen an exhibition, or a TV programme, or a film, which had portrayed grief as something that you learn to live with, rather than something you get over.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both artists collaborated to create the exhibition after losing a parent in their twenties and they hoped the exhibit could be a space for people to come together and speak about living with loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exhibit incorporates the words and feelings of people that have attended previous grief workshops led by Emily and Chris, which are stitched into the canopy in the gallery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/11-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/11-1-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/11-1-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8216;Grief must be love with nowhere to go&#8217; exhibit <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The exhibit is not the only event run by the artists, with a \u2018grief karaoke\u2019 night being held from 6 to 8pm on Saturday at Bloc Project which is also the last night of the exhibit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris said: \u201cThis project has been really focused on bereavement, so we\u2019re using this as an opportunity to address the breadth of grief and loss. You might want to sing about the end of a relationship or losing a job, it\u2019s open to interpretation! Everyone is welcome.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emily believes that art can be a tool for healing, saying: \u201cWe also need the support of mental health professionals; greater access to counsellors. Grief is complex, something that shifts and changes over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exhibit took two months to create and the artists also created a publication that explores the complexities of communicating loss with the English language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris also believes that NHS mental health services are underfunded. He added: \u201cIf we want change, we need to fund the public services that will make space for it to happen. That means electing a government that values the NHS. 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