Hold Space for the Unfixable, in collaboration with Chris Alton

Hold Space for the Unfixable is a quilt and socially engaged work. The quilt was ‘pieced’ by Chris Alton & Emily Simpson and quilted by the community (a common quilting tradition). We invited other people who had experienced grief to come together and sew, whilst holding conversation about living with loss; how language can provide shelter and support or leave you feeling exposed, and the changing nature of grief and its place in your identity. The hope is to find communality with others and hold spaces where those living with loss can feel less alone in their experience.

The conversation was held at Paradise Works as part of the exhibition Unberable Lightness of Being, Sept-Oct 2024.

Quilting by:
Chris
Emily
Jessica
Sophie
Yue