how to visit

can anybody help me hold this body is the touring public grief altar project accompanying the film deadbird as it is screened across Turtle Island.

alt tag

you are invited to honor this body lost by visiting one of the public grief altars created in locations on the film's tour. these altars are tended to by local BIPOC artists honoring the land they reside on and creating space for your visit.

if you are not in one of the touring cities, or prefer to practice differently, instructions are offered here on how to create a grief space of your own. please find the instructions on how to photograph and upload an image of your offering to the online archive so that we may join in this collective moment together.

 

COVID-19 Safety

(1) if it makes you feel safe, you are invited to wear a face covering at the altar.

(2) please keep a safe six-foot distance from other people, and allow for one altar offering to be made at a time. altar tenders will also keep a safe distance.

(3) there will be masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, and wipes available for anyone who needs them.

(4) if you’re experiencing or exhibiting any symptoms of COVID-19 or have been in contact with others who are, please stay home to avoid the risk of exposing others. 

visiting dates

select a location below for more information on the project's trajectory. select “at home” for a private screening and altar practice.

  • NYC
    Lenapehoking+
    New York
    3/31/21 - 4/3/21
  • PHI
    Lenni-Lenape+
    Philadelphia
    4/16 /21- 4/18/21
  • PDX
    Portland*

    5/28/21 - 5/30/21
  • SYR+HAM
    Onondaga+ Oneida+
    Syracuse, Hamilton 
    10/13/22 - 10/15/22
  • at home
    your house
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add to the archive

after visiting an altar you are invited to document your altar offerings and upload them to the collective archive of can anybody help me hold this body.

land acknowledgement

as deadbird and its traveling altar can anybody help me hold this body travels across Turtle Island (Northern America), we recognize all of the Indigenous peoples of these lands, past, present, and here now. only a few of these peoples are named here. we encourage you to learn more about where you are as you are asking the land to hold and compost your grief and offering. we acknowledge these traditional, ancestral, unceded territories by grieving our loved ones with the land as an actionable exchange and reciprocity. in doing so we engage in our responsibility to the history of these sacred lands, rooted in our respect and continued accountability.