In the United States today, death is taboo. Despite its ever impending nature, this stage of life has become something hidden, with longer life spans and a shift away from aging in place; there is more distance from death than ever before. However, for some, staring into the eyes of mortality is a daily reality. From remembering those who have passed on, those in their final phases of life or those working in the industries that intersect and are formed around death, “Deathwork” engages with the labor of these practices, seeking to stop and confront this inevitability through the eyes of those who constantly do.
A memorial for 17-year-old Geormond “Geo” Morton signed by members of the Richmond BMX community rests alongside Williamsburg Road August 6, 2025 in Richmond, Virginia. Geo was killed after being struck by a stolen vehicle while riding his bike home from work.












