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The Garden of Grief and pride
Building Pride in LGBTIQ communities is a critical aspect of healthy ageing; it enables LGBTIQ community members to develop a strong sense of self that can withstand the corrosive impacts of LGBTIQphobia and build mental wellbeing.
We believe an important step in the journey towards Pride, is acknowledgement of grief - or recognition of what and whom we have lost because we are LGBTIQ. The ‘what’ can include the loss of liberty, bodily integrity, rights, family, friends, etc. The ‘who’ can include LGBTIQ people who were murdered, suicided and those who died of AIDS. We wanted to create a space for this grief to be acknowledged, to help build Pride.
The Garden of Grief and Pride project was inspired by the launch of the Pride Centre in Melbourne. We wanted to help build Pride by exploring what Pride means - and how it is linked to grief. We asked LGBTIQ community members to share their stories of grief and pride and help us design a garden to reflect their stories. See interview information sheet here
We believe an important step in the journey towards Pride, is acknowledgement of grief - or recognition of what and whom we have lost because we are LGBTIQ. The ‘what’ can include the loss of liberty, bodily integrity, rights, family, friends, etc. The ‘who’ can include LGBTIQ people who were murdered, suicided and those who died of AIDS. We wanted to create a space for this grief to be acknowledged, to help build Pride.
The Garden of Grief and Pride project was inspired by the launch of the Pride Centre in Melbourne. We wanted to help build Pride by exploring what Pride means - and how it is linked to grief. We asked LGBTIQ community members to share their stories of grief and pride and help us design a garden to reflect their stories. See interview information sheet here
From stories to spaces
The Garden of Grief and Pride concept was developed by Anastasia Le and Dr Catherine Barrett - who then teamed up with Brent Green from RMIT. The project became a collaboration with RMIT – Landscape Architecture on a Design Research Studio called That’s KAMP, which engages Landscape Architecture students in producing a comprehensive study into St Kilda’s / Melbourne’s LGBTIQ+ community (past and present) that will guide the development of an (anti)memorial and masterplan for Fitzroy St – including the Jackson St Car Park Grief Garden.
We interviewed LGBTIQ community members and then shared their stories with students in the RMIT Design studio to create a series of gardens BRENT ... WHAT WORDS HERE?
We interviewed LGBTIQ community members and then shared their stories with students in the RMIT Design studio to create a series of gardens BRENT ... WHAT WORDS HERE?
ANASTASIA LE
MEMORIAL TO TRANS AND GENDER DIVERSE EXPERIENCE THROUGH LANDSCAPE, ARCHITECTURE AND PLANTING DESIGN
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Anastasia's story
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The Shifting Paradise by Sylvie Yuxin Zhang
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Max Primmer
A memorial to gay men and living positive
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Max's story
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Tong
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Cecelia
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Catherine Barrett
A memorial to lesbian love stories
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Catherine's story
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Azul
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Melissa
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