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MEMORIUM #2

Camperdown Cemetery, 189 Church Street, Newtown 2042

Free admission but RSVP essential: elodiesilberstein@westnet.com.au

From 3 to 4pm on the 26^th of November, a limited audience will take part in a Victorian funeral procession orchestrated by artists Elodie Silberstein and Patricia Alvarez in Camperdown Cemetery. During the ceremony, Elodie will position a clay sculpture in the cemetery; this sculpture will steadily decay and in so doing will raise issues of loss, rituality, humanity and collective responsibility. The highlight of the event will be the singing performance of Patricia Alvarez. As would occur during mourning in the 19th century, the audience will receive a black rosette to wear and cookies to share.

Memorium #2 is to be a part of White Ribbon Day, the Australian campaign which seeks to prevent violence against women. The project investigates the mortality rate arising from domestic violence in the developed world.