I explore death, suffering, and grief, focusing on voluntary death, the body, and the human presence in society. Through paintings, writings, and research, I examine how pain, identity, and autonomy intersect with culture and social structures. My work blends creative practice with analytical insight to reveal how grief and embodiment shape individual and collective experience.
This essay explores a form of grief that arises not from personal loss, but from ethical solidarity with victims of injustice. Drawing on Michael Cholbi’s Philosophy of Grief, I reflect on how encountering collective trauma led me to revisit his framework and propose the concept of social moral grief: a morally charged, politically aware mode of mourning rooted in shared vulnerability and the existential realization that “I could have been one of them.” The piece bridges personal reflection with philosophical analysis, offering a framework for understanding grief as a force of ethical witness and resistance.