Gold: Deathwork
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.
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George Washington University medical students listen to instructions before their first lesson with human cadavers January 22, 2025 in Northwest Washington, D.C. GWU Gross Anatomy Lab manager Kerrie Lashley described the importance of the anatomical program and practice as, " ...what you're teaching them, first of all, is respect, professionalism, empathy, that humanism that is ingrained in the medical profession...this is where you're building your knowledge. Your entire career is based on anatomy."
